Nanostructured down-converter module for photovoltaic application

Thierry Deschamps; Antoine Guille; Emmanuel Drouard; Radoslaw Mazurczyk; Régis Orobtchouk; Cecile Jamois; Alain Fave; Romain Peretti; Erwann Fourmond; Antonio Pereira; Bernard Moine; Christian Seassal

doi:10.1117/12.2003640

25 March 2013 Nanostructured down-converter module for photovoltaic application

Thierry Deschamps, Antoine Guille, Emmanuel Drouard, Radoslaw Mazurczyk, Régis Orobtchouk, Cecile Jamois, Alain Fave, Romain Peretti, Erwann Fourmond, Antonio Pereira, Bernard Moine, Christian Seassal

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Proceedings Volume 8620, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices II; 86200G (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2003640
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In silicon-based solar cells, a substantial part of the energy losses is related to the charge carriers thermalization in the UV-blue range and the week carriers collection at these wavelenghts. To avoid this issue, we introduce a new concept which combines a rare-earths doped thin layer with a photonic crystal (PC) layer, allowing an efficient conversion from UV-blue photons to near-IR photons. We report on the feasibility of such a nanostructured down-converter module using an active rare-earth doped CaYAlO₄ thin layer and a silicon nitride PC on top. By means of optical numerical simulations, the promising potentialities of the concept are demonstrated.

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Thierry Deschamps, Antoine Guille, Emmanuel Drouard, Radoslaw Mazurczyk, Régis Orobtchouk, Cecile Jamois, Alain Fave, Romain Peretti, Erwann Fourmond, Antonio Pereira, Bernard Moine, and Christian Seassal "Nanostructured down-converter module for photovoltaic application", Proc. SPIE 8620, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices II, 86200G (25 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2003640

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