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Light Trapping in Ultrathin Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells
Author(s) -
Yu Ki Jun,
Gao Li,
Park Jae Suk,
Lee Yu Ri,
Corcoran Christopher J.,
Nuzzo Ralph G.,
Chanda Debashis,
Rogers John A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201300542
Subject(s) - monocrystalline silicon , materials science , trapping , silicon , optoelectronics , absorption (acoustics) , yield (engineering) , ecology , biology , metallurgy , composite material
Light‐trapping schemes implemented with ultrathin, 3 μm thick silicon solar cells offer excellent opportunities for greatly enhanced absorption and corresponding improvements in efficiency of operation. Optically optimized cells of this type yield energy conversion efficiencies that are higher by ≈190% compared to otherwise identical cells that do not exploit light‐trapping features, consistent with optical modeling results.