Multi-resonant Mie Resonator Arrays for Broadband Light Trapping in Ultrathin c-Si Solar Cells.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210941
Abstract: Effective photon management is critical to realize high power conversion efficiencies for thin crystalline Si (c-Si) solar cells. Standard few-100-µm-thick bulk cells achieve light trapping with macroscopic surface textures covered by thin, continuous antireflection coatings.… read more here.
Keywords: mie resonator; solar cells; resonator arrays; light trapping ... See more keywords
Skyrmion Quasi‐Bound States in the Continuum for 3D Light Trapping in Arbitrarily Large Volumes
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DOI: 10.1002/adom.202401643
Abstract: Real‐world resonances face surface‐scaling radiation leakage, hindering light confinement in optically large systems. Conventional bound states in continuum (BICs) challenge this by enabling states with theoretically infinite lifetimes in 2D periodic structures. However, when fabricated,… read more here.
Keywords: arbitrarily large; states continuum; light trapping; skyrmion quasi ... See more keywords
A Two‐Resonance Tapping Cavity for an Optimal Light Trapping in Thin‐Film Solar Cells
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DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201700356
Abstract: An optimal photon absorption in thin film photovoltaic technologies can only be reached by effectively trapping the light in the absorber layer provided a considerable portion of the photons is rejected or scattered out of… read more here.
Keywords: light trapping; thin film; cavity; resonance tapping ... See more keywords
Enhancing Flexible Perovskite Photovoltaic Cells and Modules Through Light‐Trapping and Light‐Shifting Strategies
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DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202401954
Abstract: Flexible perovskite photovoltaic devices are typically constructed on flexible polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) substrates, which exhibit near‐ultraviolet absorption and high visible‐light reflection, leading to significant optical losses. To address this issue, a reusable optical‐management sticker tailored… read more here.
Keywords: flexible perovskite; near ultraviolet; perovskite photovoltaic; light shifting ... See more keywords
Transfer the multiscale texture of crystalline Si onto thin-film micromorph cell by UV nanoimprint for light trapping
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.12.223
Abstract: Abstract Surface texturing is of great significance in light trapping for solar cells. Herein, the multiscale texture, consisting of microscale pyramids and nanoscale porous arrangement, was fabricated on crystalline Si by KOH etching and Ag-assisted… read more here.
Keywords: multiscale texture; light trapping; micromorph cell; texture ... See more keywords
ZnO/Al2O3/p-Si/Al2O3/CuO heterojunction NIR photodetector with inverted-pyramid light-trapping structure
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159864
Abstract: Abstract Micro and nano light-trapping structures are widely applied to improve the performance of optoelectronic devices. In this work, inverted-pyramid light trapping texture on industrial-sized p-type silicon was prepared by a rapid and repeatable one-step… read more here.
Keywords: light trapping; pyramid light; al2o3; inverted pyramid ... See more keywords
Efficient light trapping nanopyramid structures for solar cells patterned using UV nanoimprint lithography
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2016.09.032
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we demonstrate that periodic inverted nanopyramid structures can enhance the power conversion efficiency of monocrystalline silicon solar cells by minimizing reflections, improving light trapping process in addition to its self-cleaning functionality.… read more here.
Keywords: using nanoimprint; light trapping; silicon solar; inverted nanopyramid ... See more keywords
Optical absorption beyond the Yablonovitch limit with light funnel arrays
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.02.039
Abstract: Abstract Light trapping in the spectral range of visible to the near infrared is important for a plethora of energy-related photonic devices. The study numerically examines light trapping in arrays of subwavelength silicon light funnels… read more here.
Keywords: light trapping; excitation; limit; geometry ... See more keywords
An efficient and deterministic photon management using deep subwavelength features
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.104521
Abstract: Abstract Light trapping and the broadband absorption of the solar radiation are significant to a plethora of absorption-based photonic devices. Specifically, efficient broadband absorption was recently demonstrated with arrays of subwavelength structures. The current study… read more here.
Keywords: absorption; light trapping; broadband absorption; efficient deterministic ... See more keywords
3D InGaN nanowire arrays on oblique pyramid-textured Si (311) for light trapping and solar water splitting enhancement
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105768
Abstract: Abstract We study Ⅲ-nitride nanowire (NW) anti-reflection structures employed as photoelectrocatalyst for solar water splitting. We found that 1D vertical InGaN NW arrays tilted by 73° exhibit maximized photocurrent. Therefore, we grow 3D InGaN NW… read more here.
Keywords: light trapping; oblique pyramid; solar water; pyramid textured ... See more keywords
Modeling of triangular-shaped substrates for light trapping in microcrystalline silicon solar cells
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DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2016.09.004
Abstract: Abstract The influence of triangular grating used as a light trapping structure on the optical wave propagation within thin-film microcrystalline silicon (µc-Si:H) solar cells is investigated. A finite difference time domain (FDTD) approach is used… read more here.
Keywords: light trapping; microcrystalline silicon; silicon solar; modeling triangular ... See more keywords