Antireflective property of thin film a-Si solar cell structures with graded refractive index structure

Opt Express. 2011 Mar 14:19 Suppl 2:A108-17. doi: 10.1364/OE.19.00A108.

Abstract

We report the antireflective property of thin film amorphous silicon (a-Si) solar cell structures based on graded refractive index structure together with theoretical analysis. Optimizations of the index profile are performed using the rigorous coupled-wave analysis method. The graded refractive index structure fabricated by oblique angle deposition suppresses optical reflection over a wide range of wavelength and incident angle, compared to the conventional structure. The average reflectance of thin film a-Si solar cell structure with the graded refractive index structure is suppressed by 54% at normal incidence due to the effective refractive index matching between ITO and a-Si, indicating a reasonable agreement with calculated results.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't