15.7% Efficient 10-μm-Thick Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells Using Periodic Nanostructures

Branham, Matthew S.; Hsu, Wei -Chun; Yerci, Selcuk; Loomis, James; Boriskina, Svetlana V.; Hoard, Brittany R.; Han, Sang Eon; Chen, Gang

doi:10.1002/adma.201405511

Title: 15.7% Efficient 10-μm-Thick Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells Using Periodic Nanostructures

Journal Article · Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Advanced Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201405511· OSTI ID:1558402

Branham, Matthew S. ^[1]; Hsu, Wei -Chun ^[1]; Yerci, Selcuk ^[2]; Loomis, James ^[1]; Boriskina, Svetlana V. ^[1]; Hoard, Brittany R. ^[3]; Han, Sang Eon ^[3]; Chen, Gang ^[1]

Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Middle East Technical Univ., Ankara (Turkey)
The Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Only ten micrometer thick crystalline silicon solar cells deliver a short-circuit current of 34.5 mA cm^-2 and power conversion efficiency of 15.7%. Here, the record performance for a crystalline silicon solar cell of such thinness is enabled by an advanced light-trapping design incorporating a 2D inverted pyramid photonic crystal and a rear dielectric/reflector stack.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0005320

OSTI ID:: 1558402

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials, Vol. 27, Issue 13; ISSN 0935-9648

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