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Multiscale light trapping structures for thin-film solar cells

A technology of solar cells and light-trapping structures, applied in circuits, photovoltaic power generation, electrical components, etc., can solve problems such as limited spectrum and angle sensitivity, achieve wide-spectrum absorption, improve conversion efficiency, and avoid Auger recombination

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-06-15
UNIV OF ELECTRONICS SCI & TECH OF CHINA
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Although this scheme leads to strong absorption enhancement through the coupling mechanism, the periodic structure suffers from spectral limitation and angle sensitivity.

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Embodiment 1

[0033] Set n=3, the initialization period is 1100nm, according to the formula needs to be optimized (a 1 ,b 1 ,a 2 ,b 2 ,a 3, b 3 ,), according to the specific construction steps above, the optimized parameters obtained after two hundred iterations are shown in the following table:

[0034] A 1

A 2

A 3

B 1

B 2

B 3

n

Λ

0.8

1.22

0.7

1.62

0.6

1.5

3

1100nm

[0035] At this point the surface formula is:

[0036] F ( x ) = Σ ( 0.8 * sin ( 2 π * 1 ...

Embodiment 2

[0039] Set n=4, the initialization period is 1300nm, according to the formula

[0040] Therefore, it is necessary to optimize (a 1 ,b 1 ,a 2 ,b 2 ,a 3, b 3 ,a 4, b 4 ,) According to the specific construction steps above, the optimized parameters obtained after two hundred iterations are shown in the following table:

[0041] A 1

A 2

A 3

A 4

B 1

B 2

B 3

B 4

n

Λ

0.9

1.1

0.98

1.05

0.9

1.1

0.9

1.02

4

1300nm

[0042] At this point the surface formula is:

[0043] F ( x ) = Σ ( 0.9 * sin ( 2 π ...

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Abstract

The invention discloses a multi-scale nano light trapping structure for improving absorption efficiency of solar cells. The surface contour of the structure is composed of multiple ordered structures in combination, the light trapping structure is integrated over a solar cell absorption material to trap light, and the defect that the existing light trapping structure is low in absorptivity can be overcome. The multi-scale light trapping structure has the capability of promoting the absorption efficiency to the theoretic limit, so that cell conversion efficiency is improved greatly.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the fields of new clean energy and micro-nano photonics, in particular to a multi-scale light-trapping structure for improving the absorption efficiency of solar cells. Background technique [0002] Silicon is currently the most widely used material for solar cells. Silicon is abundant in nature and has no toxicity to the human body. But the cost of silicon solar cells is high at present, the reason is that the silicon layer is too thick. To compete with fossil fuels, the silicon layer thickness must be reduced. However, as the thickness decreases, the absorption length also decreases accordingly, which leads to a worldwide problem for thin-film silicon solar cells, and the conversion efficiency is not high. For example, for a 2-micron thin silicon solar cell, its conversion efficiency can be close to 20% in theory, but currently the maximum conversion efficiency is about 10%, so it is necessary to use a light trapping struc...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01L31/0236H01L31/0216
CPCY02E10/50
Inventor 郭小伟夏玮张手强刘志军
Owner UNIV OF ELECTRONICS SCI & TECH OF CHINA
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