Open AccessDesign rules for net absorption enhancement in pseudo-disordered photonic crystal for thin film solar cells
Author(s) -
He Ding,
Loı̈c Lalouat,
Bastian Gonzalez-Acevedo,
Régis Orobtchouk,
Christian Seassal,
Emmanuel Drouard
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.24.00a650
Subject(s) - materials science , optics , photonic crystal , stack (abstract data type) , absorption (acoustics) , thin film , solar cell , optoelectronics , silicon , solar cell efficiency , plasmonic solar cell , wavelength , polymer solar cell , nanotechnology , physics , computer science , programming language
The role of pseudo-disordered photonic crystals on the absorption efficiency of simplified thin film crystalline silicon solar cells is presented and discussed. The expected short circuit current can thus be further increased compared to a fully optimized square lattice of holes, thanks to carefully controlled positions of the nanoholes in the considered realistic simplified solar cell stack. In addition, the pseudo-disordered structures are less sensitive to the angle of incidence, especially in the long wavelength range.