15.7% Efficient 10-μm-Thick Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells Using Periodic Nanostructures

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Branham, Matthew Sanders; Hsu, Wei-Chun; Yerci, Selcuk; Boriskina, Svetlana V.; Hoard, Brittany R.; ... Show more
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Abstract
Only ten micrometer thick crystalline silicon solar cells deliver a short-circuit current of 34.5 mA cm[superscript −2] and power conversion efficiency of 15.7%. The record performance for a crystalline silicon solar cell of such thinness is enabled by an advanced light-trapping design incorporating a 2D inverted pyramid photonic crystal and a rear dielectric/reflector stack.
Date issued
2015-02
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96917
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Journal
Advanced Materials
Publisher
Wiley Blackwell
Citation
Branham, Matthew S., Wei-Chun Hsu, Selcuk Yerci, James Loomis, Svetlana V. Boriskina, Brittany R. Hoard, Sang Eon Han, and Gang Chen. “15.7% Efficient 10-Μm-Thick Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells Using Periodic Nanostructures.” Advanced Materials 27, no. 13 (February 18, 2015): 2182–2188.
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09359648
1521-4095
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