Antireflective silicon nanostructures with hydrophobicity by metal-assisted chemical etching for solar cell applications

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  • ChanIl Yeo
  • Joon Beom Kim
  • Young Min Song
  • Yong Tak Lee
چکیده

We present broadband antireflective silicon (Si) nanostructures with hydrophobicity using a spin-coated Ag ink and by subsequent metal-assisted chemical etching (MaCE). Improved understanding of MaCE, by conducting parametric studies on optical properties, reveals a design guideline to achieve considerably low solar-weighted reflectance (SWR) in the desired wavelength ranges. The resulting Si nanostructures show extremely low SWR (1.96%) and angle-dependent SWR (<4.0% in the range of 0° to 60°) compared to that of bulk Si (SWR, 35.91%; angle-dependent SWR, 37.11%) in the wavelength range of 300 to 1,100 nm. Relatively large contact angle (approximately 102°) provides a self-cleaning capability on the solar cell surface.

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دوره 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013