The effect of texture unit shape on silicon surface on the absorption properties

Improving the utilization ratio of sunlight is a key factor for the development of solar cell. In this work, different structures including triangular pyramid, rectangular pyramid, hexangular pyramid and cone structure are established to investigate the influences of many factors, like geometrical s...

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Published in:Solar energy materials and solar cells 2010-02, Vol.94 (2), p.258-262
Main Authors: Hua, Xiao-She, Zhang, Yi-Jie, Wang, Hao-Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption rate
Applied sciences
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Light-trapping structure
Natural energy
Photovoltaic conversion
Ray-tracing simulation
Solar cells. Photoelectrochemical cells
Solar energy
Texture
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Summary:Improving the utilization ratio of sunlight is a key factor for the development of solar cell. In this work, different structures including triangular pyramid, rectangular pyramid, hexangular pyramid and cone structure are established to investigate the influences of many factors, like geometrical shape, density and the top angle of the texture unit on silicon front surface to sunlight absorption. Ray-tracing technology is used for simulation. The simulation results indicate that the triangular pyramid texture on silicon front surface performs the best, and its total absorption rate is more than 90% for the light with wavelength between 640 and 1080 nm when the top angle of pyramid is less than 100°.
ISSN:0927-0248
1879-3398
DOI:10.1016/j.solmat.2009.09.011