The antireflection coating (ARC) suppresses surface light loss and thus improves the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of solar cells, which is its essential function. This paper reviews latest applications optical thin films in different types cells summarizes experimental data. Basic theories designing coatings, commonly used materials, their classic combinations are introduced. Since single ...

Crystalline silicon thin film (c-Si TF) solar cells with an active layer thickness of a few micrometers may provide a viable pathway for further sustainable development of photovoltaic technology, because of its potentials in cost reduction and high efficiency. However, the performance of such cells is largely constrained by the deteriorated light absorption of the ultrathin photoactive materia...

A new approach to increasing the efficiency of silicon solar cells (SCs) is presented, which consists in creation surface light-trapping structures with a high antireflection ability form systems pointed whiskers (NCs) coaxial p–n junctions. The geometry junction justified terms collection and separation minority charge carriers (NCCs) due built-in electric field across junction. Received impro...

Abstract Porous MgF 2 antireflective ?/4 films were prepared by sol–gel processing and coated with an additional top layer electron beam evaporation. Scanning Electron Microscopy was applied to characterize the microstructure of bilayer assembly. It can be shown that has a protective effect in terms abrasion resistance reduced solubility water. In second step thickness two film systems been mat...

Fabrication of Non-Uniform Nanolattices In article number 2100690, I-Te Chen, Chih-Hao Chang, and co-workers demonstrate non-uniform nanolattices fabricated by stacking 3D nanostructure layers with independently controlled lattice geometry composition. This process can be used to engineer materials tailored properties was construct a gradient-index (GRIN) antireflection nanolattice film. The pr...