Inverted-opal photonic crystals for ultra light-trapping in solar cells
Üpping J, Ulbrich C, Helgert C, Peters M, Steidl L, Zentel R, Pertsch T, Rau U, Wehrspohn RB (2010)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2010
Journal
Book Volume: 7725
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Event location: BEL
ISBN: 9780819481986
DOI: 10.1117/12.854573
Abstract
We investigated a three dimensional inverted opal having the potential to notably increase light-trapping in solar cells. The 3D photonic crystal top layer is an angle- and direction-selective filter, which decreases the acceptance cone of the solar cell. Numerical optimisation methods are used to verify the optical and electrical properties for a large angluar and energy spectrum for a system consisting of an inverted opal on top of a thin crystalline silicon solar cell. It is numerically shown that an inverted opal grown in the Γ - Xdirection might fulfill the requirement for such a filter. An estimate for the theoretically achievable efficiency for nonconcentrated light is presented that do show an enchanced efficiency near the electronic band edge of the absorber. The fabrication of first opals grown in Γ - Xdirection is presented and discussed with respect to the quality and large scale fabrication. © 2010 Copyright SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.
Involved external institutions
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (MLU)
Germany (DE)
Forschungszentrum Jülich / Research Centre Jülich (FZJ)
Germany (DE)
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Germany (DE)
Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (ISE) / Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Germany (DE)
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU)
Germany (DE)
Germany (DE)
Forschungszentrum Jülich / Research Centre Jülich (FZJ)
Germany (DE)
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Germany (DE)
Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (ISE) / Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Germany (DE)
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU)
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Üpping, J., Ulbrich, C., Helgert, C., Peters, M., Steidl, L., Zentel, R.,... Wehrspohn, R.B. (2010). Inverted-opal photonic crystals for ultra light-trapping in solar cells. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. BEL.
MLA:
Üpping, J., et al. "Inverted-opal photonic crystals for ultra light-trapping in solar cells." Proceedings of the Photonics for Solar Energy Systems III, BEL 2010.
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