Application of millimeter-sized polymer cylindrical lens array concentrators in solar cells

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/27/5/058801

Abstract

A unique method is proposed to encapsulate solar cells and improve their power conversion efficiency by using a millimeter-sized cylindrical lens array concentrator. Millimeter-sized epoxy resin polymer (ERP) cylindrical lens array concentrators are fabricated by the soft imprint technique based on polydimethylsiloxane stamps. The photovoltaic measurements show that millimeter-sized ERP cylindrical lens array concentrators can considerably improve the power conversion efficiency of silicon solar cells. The validity of the proposed method is proved by the coupled optical and electrical simulations. The designed solar cell devices with the advantages of high-efficiency and convenient cleaning are very useful in practical applications.

Keywords: millimeter-sized cylindrical array concentrator silicon solar cells high-efficiency soft imprint method

Received: 06 February 2018
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PACS:	88.40.hj	(Efficiency and performance of solar cells)
	88.40.fr	(Concentrating collectors)
	42.79.Ek	(Solar collectors and concentrators)

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Project supported by the Natural National Science Foundation of China (Grant No.61377021).

Corresponding Authors: Yao-Ju Zhang, Chao-Long Fang
E-mail: zhangyj@wzu.edu.cn;fansy21@163.com

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Yao-Ju Zhang(张耀举), Yi-Jie Li(李艺杰), Jie Lin(林洁), Chao-Long Fang(方朝龙), Si-Yuan Liu(刘思远) Application of millimeter-sized polymer cylindrical lens array concentrators in solar cells 2018 Chin. Phys. B 27 058801

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