Solar Photovoltaic Cells based on Silicon Membranes with Periodic Holes
- Technology Benefits
- -The same ultimate efficiency with twelve times less silicon by mass-Great potential for efficient solar photovoltaics
- Technology Application
- Design and fabrication of thin-film photovoltaic cells
- Detailed Technology Description
- None
- *Abstract
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Problem:Poor infrared absorption of crystalline siliconTechnology:Theoretical investigations reveal that optical coupling becomes better as the fill fraction decreases in both nanohole and nanorod arrays as a result of the smaller optical density. In all cases, the nanohole arrays show better light coupling than nanorod arrays or homogenous silicon film. The optimal fill fraction for a finite nanohole structure is close to 0.5. A nanohole array even without an AR coating yields a higher efficiency than the AR coated homogenous film under a wide range of incident angles of sunlight. In a well-established fabrication technique, highly ordered holes can be produced on a crystalline Si wafer by lithography and subsequent etching acid.
- Country/Region
- USA
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