Efficiency Enhancement of InGaN-Based Solar Cells via Stacking Layers of Light-Harvesting Nanospheres
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ArticleKAUST Department
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) DivisionElectrical Engineering Program
KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
KAUST Solar Center (KSC)
Material Science and Engineering Program
Nano Energy Lab
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
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2016-06-24Online Publication Date
2016-06-24Print Publication Date
2016-09Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/614821
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An effective light-harvesting scheme for InGaN-based multiple quantum well solar cells is demonstrated using stacking layers of polystyrene nanospheres. Light-harvesting efficiencies on the solar cells covered with varied stacks of nanospheres are evaluated through numerical and experimental methods. The numerical simulation reveals that nanospheres with 3 stacking layers exhibit the most improved optical absorption and haze ratio as compared to those obtained by monolayer nanospheres. The experimental demonstration, agreeing with the theoretical analyses, shows that the application of 3-layer nanospheres improves the conversion efficiency of the solar cell by ~31%.Citation
Efficiency Enhancement of InGaN-Based Solar Cells via Stacking Layers of Light-Harvesting Nanospheres 2016, 6:28671 Scientific ReportsSponsors
This work was supported by King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), and National Central University.Publisher
Springer NatureJournal
Scientific ReportsPubMed ID
27339612Additional Links
http://www.nature.com/articles/srep28671ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1038/srep28671
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