Hostname: page-component-586b7cd67f-g8jcs Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-28T13:43:01.476Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Photonic Crystal Back Reflector in Thin-film Silicon Solar Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Olindo Isabella ,
Benjamin Lipovšek ,
Janez Krč  and
Miro Zeman
Olindo Isabella
Affiliation:
[email protected], Delft University of Technology, EEC Unit / DIMES, Delft, Netherlands
Benjamin Lipovšek
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Janez Krč
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Miro Zeman
Affiliation:
[email protected], Delft University of Technology, EEC Unit / DIMES, Delft, Netherlands
Get access

Abstract

One-dimensional photonic crystals having desired broad region of high reflectance (R) were fabricated by alternating the deposition of amorphous silicon and amorphous silicon nitride layers. The effect of the deposition temperature and angle of incidence on the optical properties of photonic crystals deposited on glass substrate was determined and an excellent matching was found with the simulated results. The broad region of high R of photonic crystals deposited on flat and textured ZnO:Al substrates decreases when compared to the R of photonic crystals de-posited on glass. The performance of amorphous silicon solar cells with 1-D photonic crystals integrated as the back reflector was evaluated. The external quantum efficiency measurement demonstrated that the solar cells with the photonic crystals back reflector had an enhanced re-sponse in the long wavelength region (above 550 nm) compared to the cells with the Ag reflector.

Keywords

photovoltaicabsorptioncrystal
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1153: Symposium A – Amorphous and Polycrystalline Thin Film Silicon Science and Technology–2009 , 2009 , 1153-A03-05
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

1 Springer, J. Poruba, A. Mullerova, L. Vanecek, M. Kluth, O. and Rech, B. J. Appl. Phys. 95, 1427 (2004).Google Scholar
2 Krc, J. Zeman, M. Campa, A. Smole, F. and Topic, M. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 910, 0910–A25.Google Scholar
3 Bermel, P. Luo, C. Zeng, L. Kimerling, L. C. and Joannopoulos, J. D. Optics Express Vol. 15, No. 25, pp. 16987–17000 (2007).Google Scholar
4 Zeman, M. and Krc, J. Journal of Material Research, 23 (4), 889 (2008).Google Scholar
5 Bielawny, A. et al. , Physica Status Solidi — Applications and Materials Science Vol. 205 Issue: 12, Special Issue: Sp. Iss. SI Pages: 2796–2810 Published: DEC 2008.Google Scholar
6 Michalzik, R. and Ebeling, K.J. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Devices, pp. 53–98. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2003.Google Scholar
7 Krc, J. Smole, F. and Topic, M. Prog. Photovolt. Res. Appl., 11 (2003) 15.Google Scholar