Title :
Study of the optical properties of a micro pillar array solar cell for different configurations
Author :
Cabrera-Espana, F.J. ; Rahman, B.M.A. ; Agrawal, Ankit
Author_Institution :
City Univ. London, London, UK
Abstract :
In this paper, we report the optical properties of a Silicon (Si) solar cell when varying the configuration (hexagonal and square) of a micro pillar array on the cell surface using the FDTD technique. It was found that the hexagonal configuration gives better performance.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; finite difference time-domain analysis; micro-optics; silicon; solar cell arrays; FDTD technique; Si; cell surface; finite difference time-domain analysis; hexagonal configuration; micro pillar array solar cell; optical properties; square configuration; Arrays; Optical surface waves; Photovoltaic cells; Reflection; Reflectivity; Silicon; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD), 2014 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Palma de Mallorca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3681-6
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2014.6935359
