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

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 258-262

  Hua, Xiao She ^a   Zhang, Yi Jie ^a   Wang, Hao Wei ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption rate; Light trapping structure; Ray tracing simulation; Solar energy; Texture

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PROPERTY; ABSORPTION RATES; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; FRONT SURFACES; GEOMETRICAL SHAPES; KEY FACTORS; LIGHT-TRAPPING; RAY TRACING SIMULATION; SILICON SURFACES; SIMULATION RESULT; UTILIZATION RATIOS;

ABSORPTION; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); SOLAR RADIATION; TEXTURES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 72149087194     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Ghitas A., Ruzinsky M., and Saly V. Enhancement of the silicon solar cells/system performance by organic and inorganic dyes. World Renewable Energy Congress VI (2000) 2089-2092
2. Restrepo F., and Backus C.E. On black solar cells or the tetrahedral texturing of a silicon surface. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 23 (1976) 1195-1197
3. Pelanch F., and Mialhe P. Toward a theoretical limit of solar cell efficiency with light trapping and sub-structure. Solar Energy 54 (1995) 381-385
4. NaKaya H., et al. Polycrystalline silicon solar cells with V-grooved surface. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 34 (1994) 219-225
5. Willeke G., Nussbaumer H., Bender H., and Bucher E. A simple and effective light trapping technique for polycrystalline silicon solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 26 (1992) 345-356
6. Robbins H., and Schwartz B. Chemical etching of silicon. Journal of Electrochemical Society 106 (1959) 505-508
7. A.E. St. John, Multiple internal reflection structure in a silicon detector which is obtained by sandblasting, US Patent, 3 487 223, 1969.
8. Singh P.K., Kumar R., Lal M., Singh S.N., and Das B.K. Effectiveness of anisotropic etching of silicon in aqueous alkaline solutions. Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells 70 (2001) 103-113
9. Vazsonyi E., De Clercq K., Einhaus R., Van Kerschaver E., Said K., Poortmans J., Szlufcik J., and Nijs J. Improved anisotropic etching process for industrial texturing of silicon solar cells. Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells 57 (1999) 179-188
10. Xi Z., Yang D., Dan W., Jun C., Li X., and Que D. Investigation of texturization for monocrystalline silicon solar cells with different kinds of alkaline. Renewable Energy 29 (2004) 2101-2107
11. Shota H., Takashi M., Hideyuki T., and Yoshihiro H. Influence of texture feature size on spherical silicon solar cells. Rare Metals 25 (2006) 115-120
12. King D.L., and Elaine Buck M. Experimental optimization of an anisotropic etching process for random texturization of silicon solar cells. IEEE (1991) 303-308
13. Faust Jr. J.W., and Palik E.D. Study of the orientation dependent etching and initial anodization of Si in aqueous KOH. Journal of Electrochemical Society: Solid-State Science and Technology 130 (1983) 1413-1420
14. Nishimoto Y., and Namba K. Investigation of texturization for crystalline silicon solar cells with sodium carbonate solutions. Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells 61 (2000) 393-402
15. Xi Z., Yang D., and Que D. Texturization of monocrystalline silicon with tribasicsodium phosphate. Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells 77 (2003) 255-263
16. Her T.-H., Finlay R.J., Wu C., and Deliwala S. Micostructuring of silicon with femtosecond laser pulses. Applied Physics Letters 73 (1998) 1673-1675
17. Wu C., Crouch C.H., Mazur E., et al. Near-unity below-band-gap absorption by microstructured silicon. Applied Physics Letters 78 (2001) 1850-1852
18. Dolgaev S.I., Lavrishev S.V., and Lyalin A.A. Formation of conical microstructures upon laser evaporation of solids. Applied Physics A 73 (2001) 177-181
19. Bird R.E., Hulstrom R.L., and Lewis L.J. Terrestrial solar spectral data sets. Solar Energy 30 (1983) 563-573