• DocumentCode
    688685
  • 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
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833060