Novel techniques to improve the light harvesting of thin film solar cells

Stefania Castelletto; Alberto Boretti

doi:10.1117/12.982036

10 October 2012 Novel techniques to improve the light harvesting of thin film solar cells

Stefania Castelletto, Alberto Boretti

Proceedings Volume 8470, Thin Film Solar Technology IV; 847011 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.982036
Event: SPIE Solar Energy + Technology, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Thin film solar cells are novel technologies receiving particular attention for their potentials to produce less expensive and more environmentally friendly renewable electricity from the sun light. This paper reports on different techniques that have been considered to improve the light harvesting, from the plasmonic resonance of noble metal nanoparticles, to the nanoparticles of a different semiconductor with different refractive index and band gap, to the anti-reflection surface textures as moth-eye-like shapes. Results of novel simulations solving the Maxwell’s equations are compared to previous simulations.

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Stefania Castelletto and Alberto Boretti "Novel techniques to improve the light harvesting of thin film solar cells", Proc. SPIE 8470, Thin Film Solar Technology IV, 847011 (10 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.982036

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