Improving Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency Using Graded-Refractive-Index SiON/ZnO Nanostructures

Yung Chun Tu; Shui Jinn Wang; Chien Hung Wu; Kow Ming Chang; Tseng Hsing Lin; Chien Hsiung Hung; Jhen Siang Wu

doi:10.1155/2015/275697

Improving Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency Using Graded-Refractive-Index SiON/ZnO Nanostructures

Yung Chun Tu, Shui Jinn Wang, Chien Hung Wu, Kow Ming Chang, Tseng Hsing Lin, Chien Hsiung Hung, Jhen Siang Wu

Institute of Microelectronics

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The fabrication of silicon oxynitride (SiON)/ZnO nanotube (NT) arrays and their application in improving the energy conversion efficiency (η) of crystalline Si-based solar cells (SCs) are reported. The SiON/ZnO NT arrays have a graded-refractive-index that varies from 3.5 (Si) to 1.9 2.0 (Siand ZnO) to 1.72 1.75 (SiON) to 1 (air). Experimental results show that the use of 0.4 m long ZnO NT arrays coated with a 150 nm thick SiON film increases Δ η / η by 39.2% under AM 1.5 G (100 mW/cm²) illumination as compared to that of regular SCs with a Simicropyramid surface. This enhancement can be attributed to SiON/ZnO NT arrays effectively releasing surface reflection and minimizing Fresnel loss.

Original language	English
Article number	275697
Journal	International Journal of Photoenergy
Volume	2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/275697
Publication status	Published - 2015

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General Chemistry
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
General Materials Science

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