Title :
Light scattering effect by rough surface of the solar cell material
Author :
Kwak, Joong Hwan ; Jun, Kyung Hoon ; Lim, Koeng Su
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
The light scattering effect by rough surface of amorphous silicon was examined by several methods. We use the newly adopted Integral equation method and compare it with the first order approximation or high frequency approximation (geometric optics solution) of Kirchhoff method. The surface of amorphous silicon was assumed as Gaussian rough surface. The enhancement of light absorption by surface scattering can be predicted more accurately by the method suggested here.
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; geometrical optics; integral equations; light scattering; rough surfaces; silicon; Gaussian rough surface; Integral equation method; Kirchhoff method; Si; amorphous silicon; first order approximation; geometric optics; high frequency approximation; light absorption; light scattering effect; rough surface; solar cell material; Amorphous silicon; Frequency; Geometrical optics; Integral equations; Light scattering; Optical materials; Optical scattering; Photovoltaic cells; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7471-1
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190806
