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Mismatched front and back gratings for optimum light trapping in ultra-thin crystalline silicon solar cells

dc.contributor.authorHsu, Wei-Chun
dc.contributor.authorTong, Jonathan K.
dc.contributor.authorBranham, Matthew Sanders
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Yi
dc.contributor.authorYerci, Selcuk
dc.contributor.authorBoriskina, Svetlana V
dc.contributor.authorChen, Gang
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-22T13:00:51Z
dc.date.available2018-10-22T13:00:51Z
dc.date.issued2016-10
dc.identifier.issn00304018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118632
dc.description.abstractThe implementation of a front and back grating in ultra-thin photovoltaic cells is a promising approach towards improving light trapping. A simple design rule was developed using the least common multiple (LCM) of the front and back grating periods. From this design rule, several optimal period combinations can be found, providing greater design flexibility for absorbers of indirect band gap materials. Using numerical simulations, the photo-generated current (Jph) for a 10-μm-thick crystalline silicon absorber was predicted to be as high as 38 mA/cm2, which is 11.74% higher than that of a single front grating (Jph=34 mA/cm2).en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Department of Energy. Office of Science. Basic Energy Sciences (Award No. DE-SC0001299/DE-FG02-09ER46577 for fundamental Research in Light Management)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Department of Energy (Sunshot Initiative, Award No. DE-EE0005320 for high-efficiency thin-film c-Si PV cell design)en_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2016.04.055en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Licenseen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.sourceProf. Gang Chenen_US
dc.titleMismatched front and back gratings for optimum light trapping in ultra-thin crystalline silicon solar cellsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationHsu, Wei-Chun, Jonathan K. Tong, Matthew S. Branham, Yi Huang, Selçuk Yerci, Svetlana V. Boriskina, and Gang Chen. “Mismatched Front and Back Gratings for Optimum Light Trapping in Ultra-Thin Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells.” Optics Communications 377 (October 2016): 52–58.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.approverChen, Gangen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorHsu, Wei-Chun
dc.contributor.mitauthorTong, Jonathan K.
dc.contributor.mitauthorBranham, Matthew Sanders
dc.contributor.mitauthorHuang, Yi
dc.contributor.mitauthorYerci, Selcuk
dc.contributor.mitauthorBoriskina, Svetlana V
dc.contributor.mitauthorChen, Gang
dc.relation.journalOptics Communicationsen_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsHsu, Wei-Chun; Tong, Jonathan K.; Branham, Matthew S.; Huang, Yi; Yerci, Selçuk; Boriskina, Svetlana V.; Chen, Gangen_US
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dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8121-8017
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3973-8067
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6798-8082
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-8530
mit.licensePUBLISHER_CCen_US


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