Light management in perovskite solar cells and organic LEDs with microlens arrays

Peer, Akshit; Biswas, Rana; Park, Joong -Mok; Shinar, Ruth; Shinar, Joseph

doi:10.1364/OE.25.010704

Title: Light management in perovskite solar cells and organic LEDs with microlens arrays

Journal Article · Fri Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Optics Express

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.010704· OSTI ID:1362277

^[1]; Biswas, Rana ^[1]; Park, Joong -Mok ^[2]; Shinar, Ruth ^[3]; Shinar, Joseph ^[1]

Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

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.

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Research Organization:: Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-07CH11385

OSTI ID:: 1362277

Report Number(s):: IS-J-9332; OPEXFF

Journal Information:: Optics Express, Vol. 25, Issue 9; ISSN 1094-4087

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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