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Advanced Optical Modeling of Thin-film Silicon Solar Cells with 1-D Periodic Gratings.

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Design of one-dimensional periodic gratings is investigated for enhancing the light absorption in thin-film silicon solar cells due to scattering at rough interfaces that are introduced into solar cells by the gratings. A rigorous full-wave analysis is carried out in order to determine the optical properties of amorphous and microcrystalline silicon solar cells inPIN andNIP configurations, respectively. Optimal geometrical parameters of 1-D gratings for maximizing photocurrent density in thin-film silicon solar cells are determined.

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  1. Delft University of Technology, PVMD/DIMES, P.O. Box 5053, Delft, CD, 2628, Netherlands

    S Solntsev, O Isabella, M. Kyriakou & M. Zeman

  2. Delft University of Technology, IRCTR, P.O. Box 5031, Delft, GA, 2600, Netherlands

    D. Caratelli & O. Yarovyi

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Solntsev, S., Isabella, O., Caratelli, D. et al. Advanced Optical Modeling of Thin-film Silicon Solar Cells with 1-D Periodic Gratings.. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1322, 819 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2011.1298

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