DocumentCode
3525799
Title
Antireflective scheme for InGaP/InGaAs/Ge triple junction solar cells based on TiO2 biomimetic structures
Author
Kuo-Hsuan Hung ; Ting-Gang Chen ; Tung-Ting Yang ; Peichen Yu ; Chung-Yu Hong ; Yu-Rue Wu ; Guo-Chung Chi
Author_Institution
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
fYear
2012
fDate
3-8 June 2012
Abstract
In this work, we demonstrate the device design, characterization, fabrication and analysis of biomimetic antireflective structures on III-V multi-junction solar cell. The cell without antireflective structure has a severe change of refractive index between the cell and air, causing a huge reflection (about 30%) and decrease the cell efficiency significantly. We can reduce light reflection by coating a proper material on the cell, diminishing the refractive index difference between cell and air interface. The optimization of single antireflection coating and biomimetic structure will be discussed and the experimental results will also be presented.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; antireflection coatings; biomimetics; elemental semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; germanium; indium compounds; light reflection; optimisation; refractive index; semiconductor heterojunctions; solar cells; III-V multijunction solar cell; InGaP-InGaAs-Ge; TiO2; air interface; biomimetic antireflective structures; biomimetic structures-based triple junction solar cells; cell interface; device design; light reflection; refractive index; single antireflection coating; Abstracts; Current measurement; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2012 38th IEEE
Conference_Location
Austin, TX
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0064-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318284
Filename
6318284
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