Design and fabrication of photonic crystal thin film photovoltaic cells

Guillaume Gomard; Ounsi El Daif; Emmanuel Drouard; Xianqin Meng; Anne Kaminski; Alain Fave; Mustapha Lemiti; Enric Garcia-Caurel; Pere Roca i Cabarrocas; Christian Seassal

doi:10.1117/12.854383

18 May 2010 Design and fabrication of photonic crystal thin film photovoltaic cells

Guillaume Gomard, Ounsi El Daif, Emmanuel Drouard, Xianqin Meng, Anne Kaminski, Alain Fave, Mustapha Lemiti, Enric Garcia-Caurel, Pere Roca i Cabarrocas, Christian Seassal

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Proceedings Volume 7725, Photonics for Solar Energy Systems III; 77250M (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.854383
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2010, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

We present the integration of an absorbing planar photonic crystal within a thin film photovoltaic cell. The devices are based on a stack including a hydrogenated amorphous silicon P-i-N junction surrounded by TCO layers, with a back metallic contact. Optical simulations exhibit a significant increase of the integrated absorption in the 300-720nm wavelength range. The global electro-optical characteristics of such a new solar cell, and the impact of surface passivation, are also discussed. Carrier generation rate maps calculated by optical simulations are introduced as input data in a commercial electrical simulation software. The fabrication of such a device is finally addressed, with a specific focus on the use of low cost nanopatterning processes compatible with large areas.

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Guillaume Gomard, Ounsi El Daif, Emmanuel Drouard, Xianqin Meng, Anne Kaminski, Alain Fave, Mustapha Lemiti, Enric Garcia-Caurel, Pere Roca i Cabarrocas, and Christian Seassal "Design and fabrication of photonic crystal thin film photovoltaic cells", Proc. SPIE 7725, Photonics for Solar Energy Systems III, 77250M (18 May 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.854383

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