Light management in perovskite solar cells and organic LEDs with microlens arrays
Abstract
Here, we demonstrate enhanced absorption in solar cells and enhanced light emission in OLEDs by light interaction with a periodically structured microlens array. We simulate n-i-p perovskite solar cells with a microlens at the air-glass interface, with rigorous scattering matrix simulations. The microlens focuses light in nanoscale regions within the absorber layer enhancing the solar cell. Optimal period of ~700 nm and microlens height of ~800-1000 nm, provides absorption (photocurrent) enhancement of 6% (6.3%). An external polymer microlens array on the air-glass side of the OLED generates experimental and theoretical enhancements >100%, by outcoupling trapped modes in the glass substrate.
- Authors:
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- Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
- Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
- Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1362277
- Report Number(s):
- IS-J-9332
Journal ID: ISSN 1094-4087; OPEXFF
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; AC02-07CH11385
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Optics Express
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 25; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 1094-4087
- Publisher:
- Optical Society of America (OSA)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; nanomaterials; polymers; optoelectronics; solar energy
Citation Formats
Peer, Akshit, Biswas, Rana, Park, Joong -Mok, Shinar, Ruth, and Shinar, Joseph. Light management in perovskite solar cells and organic LEDs with microlens arrays. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1364/OE.25.010704.
Peer, Akshit, Biswas, Rana, Park, Joong -Mok, Shinar, Ruth, & Shinar, Joseph. Light management in perovskite solar cells and organic LEDs with microlens arrays. United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.010704
Peer, Akshit, Biswas, Rana, Park, Joong -Mok, Shinar, Ruth, and Shinar, Joseph. 2017.
"Light management in perovskite solar cells and organic LEDs with microlens arrays". United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.010704. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1362277.
@article{osti_1362277,
title = {Light management in perovskite solar cells and organic LEDs with microlens arrays},
author = {Peer, Akshit and Biswas, Rana and Park, Joong -Mok and Shinar, Ruth and Shinar, Joseph},
abstractNote = {Here, we demonstrate enhanced absorption in solar cells and enhanced light emission in OLEDs by light interaction with a periodically structured microlens array. We simulate n-i-p perovskite solar cells with a microlens at the air-glass interface, with rigorous scattering matrix simulations. The microlens focuses light in nanoscale regions within the absorber layer enhancing the solar cell. Optimal period of ~700 nm and microlens height of ~800-1000 nm, provides absorption (photocurrent) enhancement of 6% (6.3%). An external polymer microlens array on the air-glass side of the OLED generates experimental and theoretical enhancements >100%, by outcoupling trapped modes in the glass substrate.},
doi = {10.1364/OE.25.010704},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1362277},
journal = {Optics Express},
issn = {1094-4087},
number = 9,
volume = 25,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Fri Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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