Approaching conversion limit with all-dielectric solar cell reflectors

作者:Fu Sze Ming; Lai Yi Chun; Tseng Chi Wei; Yan Sheng Lun; Zhong Yan Kai; Shen Chang Hong; Shieh Jia Min; Li Yu Ren; Cheng Huang Chung; Chi Gou Chung; Yu Peichen; Lin Albert*
来源:Optics Express, 2015, 23(3): A106-A117.
DOI:10.1364/OE.23.00A106

摘要

Metallic back reflectors has been used for thin-film and wafer-based solar cells for very long time. Nonetheless, the metallic mirrors might not be the best choices for photovoltaics. In this work, we show that solar cells with all-dielectric reflectors can surpass the best-configured metal-backed devices. Theoretical and experimental results all show that superior large-angle light scattering capability can be achieved by the diffuse medium reflectors, and the solar cell J-V enhancement is higher for solar cells using all-dielectric reflectors. Specifically, the measured diffused scattering efficiency (D.S.E.) of a diffuse medium reflector is >0.8 for the light trapping spectral range (600nm-1000nm), and the measured reflectance of a diffuse medium can be as high as silver if the geometry of embedded titanium oxide(TiO2) nanoparticles is optimized. Moreover, the diffuse medium reflectors have the additional advantage of room-temperature processing, low cost, and very high throughput. We believe that using all-dielectric solar cell reflectors is a way to approach the thermodynamic conversion limit by completely excluding metallic dissipation.

  • 出版日期2015-2-9