Rear side sphere gratings for improved light trapping in crystalline silicon single junction and silicon-based tandem solar cells》.pdf

Solar Energy Materials Solar Cells 142 (2015) 60–65 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Solar Energy Materials Solar Cells journal homepage: /locate/solmat Rear side sphere gratings for improved light trapping in crystalline silicon single junction and silicon-based tandem solar cells Johannes Eisenlohr a,n, Benjamin G. Lee a,b, Jan Benick a, Frank Feldmann a, Marion Drießen a, Nena Milenkovic a, Benedikt Bläsi a, Jan Christoph Goldschmidt a, Martin Hermle a a Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Heidenhofstrasse 2, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany b National Renewable Energy Lab, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Rear side hexagonal sphere gratings are demonstrated as diffractive structures that enhance the light Received 31 March 2015 path length in the near infrared, where crystalline silicon solar cells suffer from weak absorption. Received in revised form Moreover, the rear side sphere grating can be added behind a solar cell with flat rear surface, giving an 26 May 2015 “electrically flat but optically rough” device with high efficiency potential. Here, a thin passivating Accepted 28 May 2015 tunnel-contact layer electrically separates the sphere grating from the cells base. Solar cells with the rear Available online 16 June 2015 side sphere grating have obtained a VOC of up to 710 mV and a FF of