15.7% Efficient 10-mu m-Thick Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells Using Periodic Nanostructures
ADVANCED MATERIALS, vol.27, no.13, pp.2182-2189, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 27 Issue: 13
- Publication Date: 2015
- Doi Number: 10.1002/adma.201405511
- Journal Name: ADVANCED MATERIALS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.2182-2189
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Only ten micrometer thick crystalline silicon solar cells deliver a short-circuit current of 34.5 mA cm(-2) and power conversion efficiency of 15.7%. The record performance for a crystalline silicon solar cell of such thinness is enabled by an advanced light-trapping design incorporating a 2D inverted pyramid photonic crystal and a rear dielectric/reflector stack.