Title :
Enhancement of light harvesting and power conversion efficiency in GaAs solar cells using flexible textured PDMS film
Author :
Han, H.V. ; Chen, Hung Chi ; Lin, C.C. ; Tsai, Y.L. ; Yeh, Y.L. ; Chang, Y.A. ; Kuo, H.C. ; Yu, Paul
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Light trapping of textured polydimethylsiloxane films for antireflection is investigated. The efficiency of GaAs solar cell with textured PDMS film reach 28% enhancement. Numerical analysis successfully rebuilds the surface profile close to the real situation.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; energy harvesting; gallium arsenide; numerical analysis; polymer films; solar cells; GaAs; flexible textured PDMS film; light harvesting; numerical analysis; power conversion efficiency; solar cells; surface profile; textured polydimethylsiloxane films; Films; Gallium arsenide; Light scattering; Photovoltaic cells; Power conversion; Surface morphology; Surface texture;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
