Optical absorption enhancement in slanted silicon nanocone hole arrays for solar photovoltaics

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/25/10/106802

Abstract We investigate slanted silicon nanocone hole arrays as light absorbing structures for solar photovoltaics via simulation. With only 1-μm equivalent thickness, a maximum short-circuit current density of 34.9 mA/cm² is obtained. Moreover, by adding an Ag mirror under the whole structure, a short-circuit current density of 37.9 mA/cm² is attained. It is understood that the optical absorption enhancement mainly results from three aspects. First, the silicon nanocone holes provide a highly efficient antireflection effect. Second, after breaking the geometric symmetry, the slanted silicon nanocone hole supports more resonant absorption modes than vertical structures. Third, the Fabry-Perot resonance enhances the light absorption after adding an Ag mirror.

Keywords: photovoltaic light-trapping structure simulation

Received: 11 May 2016
Revised: 17 June 2016
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PACS:	68.55.jm	(Texture)
	88.30.gg	(Design and simulation)
	88.40.H-	(Solar cells (photovoltaics))

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61274066, 61474115, and 61504138) and the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2014AA032602).

Corresponding Authors: Xiao-Dong Wang
E-mail: xdwang@semi.ac.cn

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Shu-Yuan Zhang(张淑媛), Wen Liu(刘雯), Zhao-Feng Li(李兆峰), Min Liu(刘敏), Yu-Sheng Liu(刘雨生), Xiao-Dong Wang(王晓东), Fu-Hua Yang(杨富华) Optical absorption enhancement in slanted silicon nanocone hole arrays for solar photovoltaics 2016 Chin. Phys. B 25 106802

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