efficiency enhancement of si solar cells by using nanostructured single and double layer anti-reflective coatings

Efficiency Enhancement of Si Solar Cells by Using Nanostructured Single and Double Layer Anti-Reflective Coatings

The effect of single and double-layer anti-reflective coatings on efficiency enhancement of silicon solar cells was investigated. The reflectance of different anti-reflection structures were calculated using the transfer matrix method and then to predict the performance of solar cells coated by these structures, the weighted average reflectance curves were used as an input of a PC1D simulation....

Efficiency enhancement of PEDOT:PSS/Si hybrid solar cells by using nanostructured radial junction and antireflective surface.

We demonstrate the implementation of a hybrid solar cell that comprises a surface nanostructured n-type Si and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate). The Si surface before deposition of the organic layer was nanostructured by using CsCl self-assembled nanoparticles as a hard mask and dry etching to form radial junction architectures and enhance light diffusion and absorption. ...

Increased Efficiency of Solar Cells Protected by Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Anti-Reflecting Nanostructured Glasses

We investigated the fabrication of large-area (cm²) nanostructured glasses for solar cell modules with hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties using soft lithography and colloidal lithography. Both of these techniques entail low-cost and ease of nanofabrication. We explored the use of simple 1D and 2D nanopatterns (nanowires and nanocones) and the effect of introducing disorder in the nanostruct...

Comparison of Single-Layer and Double-Layer Anti-Reflection Coatings Using Laser-Induced Damage Threshold and Photothermal Common-Path Interferometry

Caspar Clark 1,*, Riccardo Bassiri 2,*, Iain W. Martin 3, Ashot Markosyan 2, Peter G. Murray 3, Des Gibson 4, Sheila Rowan 3 and Martin M. Fejer 2 1 Helia Photonics Ltd., Livingston EH54 7EJ, UK 2 E. L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; [email protected] (A.M.); [email protected] (M.M.F.) 3 Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, School of Physics and Astronom...

High-efficiency nanostructured window GaAs solar cells.

Nanostructures have been widely used in solar cells due to their extraordinary optical properties. In most nanostructured cells, high short circuit current has been obtained due to enhanced light absorption. However, most of them suffer from lowered open circuit voltage and fill factor. One of the main challenges is formation of good junction and electrical contact. In particular, nanostructure...

Enhancement of Photoelectrocatalysis Efficiency by Using Nanostructured Electrodes