Conference
Optical Characterization of Selectively Transparent and Conducting Photonic Crystals for Use in Thin Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics
Abstract
The potential use of selectively transparent and conducting photonic crystals (STCPCs) made of ITO and silica nanoparticles as rear reflectors in 10 µm crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaics (PV) have been explored. Optical simulations comparing the performance of STCPC-reflectors and aluminum reflectors have been performed. The STCPCs outperform aluminum reflectors deposited on the crystalline silicon surface, but exhibit significantly lower …
Authors
Flood AG; Boyd K; Chowdhury ZR; O'Brien PG; Kleiman R; Kherani NP
Pagination
pp. 1856-1860
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Publication Date
June 1, 2013
DOI
10.1109/pvsc.2013.6744504
Name of conference
2013 IEEE 39th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)