TY - GEN
T1 - Multi-resonant light trapping in ultrathin CIGS solar cells
AU - Goffard, Julie
AU - Cattoni, Andrea
AU - Mollica, Fabien
AU - Jubault, Marie
AU - Colin, Clement
AU - Guillemoles, Jean Francois
AU - Lincot, Daniel
AU - Naghavi, Negar
AU - Collin, Stephane
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/11/18
Y1 - 2016/11/18
N2 - We investigate ultrathin CIGS solar cells with a nanostructured back mirror. Numerical calculations are used to optimize the optical design based on multi-resonant absorption. The impact of the different materials (CdS/ZnS, metal of the back contact: Mo/Au/Ag) is studied, and short circuit current densities above 36 mA/cm2 are predicted for CIGS absorbers as thin as 200 nm. We have developed a fabrication process based on the transfer of the CIGS solar cells, and nanoimprint lithography for the nanostructured back mirror. Light-trapping effects and Jsc improvement are evidenced in our first experimental results.
AB - We investigate ultrathin CIGS solar cells with a nanostructured back mirror. Numerical calculations are used to optimize the optical design based on multi-resonant absorption. The impact of the different materials (CdS/ZnS, metal of the back contact: Mo/Au/Ag) is studied, and short circuit current densities above 36 mA/cm2 are predicted for CIGS absorbers as thin as 200 nm. We have developed a fabrication process based on the transfer of the CIGS solar cells, and nanoimprint lithography for the nanostructured back mirror. Light-trapping effects and Jsc improvement are evidenced in our first experimental results.
KW - CIGS
KW - light trapping
KW - ultra-thin solar cell
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85003544969
U2 - 10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749858
DO - 10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749858
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85003544969
T3 - Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
SP - 1455
EP - 1458
BT - 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
Y2 - 5 June 2016 through 10 June 2016
ER -