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The coupled nano-structure Ag@SiO2 has both plasmon excitation like metallic nanoparticles and diffraction scattering like a dielectric nanosphere, which effectively controls the propagation path and the energy distribution of incident light and shows great potential applications in light trapping for thin film solar cells. In this work, we construct a three-dimensional electromagnetic model based on the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) and rigorous coupled-wave analysis (RCWA) method to investigate the regulation mechanism of Ag@SiO2 coupling structure to the spectral response of amorphous silicon cells. By being optimally designed, a high-efficiency cell device is achieved. The results show that the transmitted light into the active layer reaches a maximum value when Ag and SiO2 have their feature sizes of 18 and 150 nm, respectively. The absorption spectrum of the corresponding cell device also arrives at its maximum value. The photoelectric conversion efficiency is enhanced from 7.19% to 7.80%, with an increment of 8.48% compared with the flat solar cell with an equivalent thickness of absorbing layer.
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图 1 器件模型与结构参数 (a)Ag@SiO2和薄膜电池结构示意图; (b)材料折射率(n)和消光参数(k)
Figure 1. Cell device model and structural parameters: (a) Schematic diagram of thin film solar cell and Ag@SiO2; (b) the refractive index (n) and extinction (k) of materials.
图 2 SiO2对电池响应光谱的调控 (a)反射光谱; (b)透射光谱; (c)吸收光谱
Figure 2. Regulation of SiO2 on response spectrum of solar cell: (a) Reflectance spectrum; (b) transmitted spectrum; (c) absorption spectrum.
图 3 Ag对电池响应光谱的调控 (a)反射光谱; (b)透射光谱; (c)吸收光谱
Figure 3. Regulation of SiO2 on response spectrum of solar cell: (a) Reflectance spectrum; (b) transmitted spectrum; (c) absorption spectrum.
图 4 不同结构电池光谱响应特性和光电转换性能 (a)电池吸收曲线; (b)量子响应效率; (c)非响应层中的光学损失; (d)伏安特性曲线
Figure 4. Spectral response characteristics and photoelectric conversion performance of solar cell with different structures: (a) Total absorption of cell devices; (b) external quantum efficiency; (c) optical loss in inactive layers; (d) current voltage characteristics.
图 5 光子在不同结构中的能量分布(
$\lambda $ = 650 nm) (a) SiO2介质球; (b) Ag@ SiO2耦合结构Figure 5. Distribution of photons energy in different structures (
$\lambda $ = 650 nm): (a) SiO2; (b) Ag@SiO2. -
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Google Scholar
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Huang X J, Shen H J, Li T, Li X L 2018 Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica 39 3406
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Google Scholar
Chen P Z, Yu L Y, Niu P J, Fu X S, Yang G H, Zhang J J, Hou G F 2018 Acta Phys. Sin. 67 028802
Google Scholar
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Shen X Q 2016 Ph. D. Dissertation (Shanghai: Shanghai Jiao Tong University) (in Chinese)
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