200nm-Thick GaAs solar cells with a nanostructured silver mirror

  • Hung Ling Chen
  • , Andrea Cattoni
  • , Nicolas Vandamme
  • , Julie Goffard
  • , Aristide Lemaitre
  • , Amaury Delamarre
  • , Benoit Behaghel
  • , Kentaroh Watanabe
  • , Masakazu Sugiyama
  • , Jean Francois Guillemoles
  • , Stephane Collin

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Abstract

We have designed and fabricated ultrathin (200nm) GaAs solar cells. Multi-resonant light trapping is achieved with a nanostructured TiO2/Ag back mirror and the short-circuit current predicted by numerical calculations is Jsc= 25 mA/cm2. We have investigated the physical origin of the resonances using analytical models that can be used to optimize the geometry of nanostructured mirrors suited for ultrathin solar cells. For the fabricated solar cell, the nanostructured TiO2/Ag mirror is combined with localized ohmic contacts. The solar cells are patterned by Soft Nanoimprint Lithography and transferred on a glass substrate. A similar solar cell with Ag flat mirror was also fabricated. We have measured above 60% enhancement on short-circuit current compared to as-grown reference cell.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3506-3509
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781509027248
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Nov 2016
Event43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016 - Portland, United States
Duration: 5 Jun 201610 Jun 2016

Publication series

NameConference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Volume2016-November
ISSN (Print)0160-8371

Conference

Conference43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period5/06/1610/06/16

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