Materials for Antireflection Coatings in Photovoltaics—An Overview
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Abstract
The ability to maximize the reflectance losses due to silicon is of paramount importance in the design, fabrication, and operation of silicon solar cells. Optimally designed antireflection coatings are required to improve photon collection in solar cells. For efficient performance, solar cells need to have low reflectance and high absorptance in the visible to near-infrared region. In this study, reflectance due to varying thicknesses of various dielectrics such as aluminum oxide (Al2O3), silicon dioxide (SiO2), titanium dioxide (TiO2), magnesium fluoride (MgF2), and silicon nitride (Si3N4) has been simulated in the range of visible to near infrared by mathematical modelling using MATLAB simulations. The results of the evolution of spectral properties, as a function of dielectric material thickness, on silicon substrates are presented.
Identifier
85125242135 (Scopus)
ISBN
[9783030923808]
Publication Title
Minerals Metals and Materials Series
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92381-5_32
e-ISSN
23671696
ISSN
23671181
First Page
350
Last Page
365
Grant
ME 2951
Fund Ref
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Michigan State University
Recommended Citation
Mehta, Vishal; Conkel, Cory; Cochran, Andrew; and Ravindra, N. M., "Materials for Antireflection Coatings in Photovoltaics—An Overview" (2022). Faculty Publications. 3330.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/3330