Design challenges for light harvesting in photovoltaic devices

Marko Topic; Marko Jost; Martin Sever; Miha Filipic; Ziga Lokar; Benjamin Lipovsek; Andrej Campa; Janez Krc

doi:10.1117/12.2231756

29 April 2016 Design challenges for light harvesting in photovoltaic devices

Marko Topic, Marko Jost, Martin Sever, Miha Filipic, Ziga Lokar, Benjamin Lipovsek, Andrej Campa, Janez Krc

Proceedings Volume 9898, Photonics for Solar Energy Systems VI; 98980D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231756
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2016, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

Device modelling and characterization are indispensable tools in the design of photovoltaic devices. In the contribution we present two challenging issues related to accurate modelling and efficient characterization of light scattering at nanotextured interfaces or other nanophotonic structures used in solar cell technologies. The model based on finite element method, which is upgraded with the Huygens’ expansion theorem is presented. It enables to calculate the angular distribution function of scattered light in the near and far field. It accounts also for the antireflection effects originating from nanoroughnesses. To characterize scattered light efficiently a camera based angular resolved spectroscopy system is presented. It captures the spatial angular distribution function in broad angular range at one shot.

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Marko Topic, Marko Jost, Martin Sever, Miha Filipic, Ziga Lokar, Benjamin Lipovsek, Andrej Campa, and Janez Krc "Design challenges for light harvesting in photovoltaic devices", Proc. SPIE 9898, Photonics for Solar Energy Systems VI, 98980D (29 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231756

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