Reducing the absorber thickness is an attractive solution to decrease the production cost of solar cells. Furthermore, it allows to reduce the amount of material needed and improve the current collection in the cell. This thesis has been focused on the design of nanostructures to enhance light absorption in very small semiconductor volumes in order to achieve efficient ultra-thin solar cells. First, we have proposed an original light-trapping concept for ultra-thin amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar cells. A one-dimensional metallic grating is patterned on the front surface of the cell deposited on a metallic mirror. Broadband multi-resonant absorption has been demonstrated for both light polarizations. The metallic grating is also used as an...
ABSTRACT: Enhancing the light absorption in ultrathin-film silicon solar cells is important for impr...
We propose a back reflecting scheme in order to enhance the maximum achievable current in one micron...
Afin de parvenir à des rendements élevés, les cellules solaires à couches minces de silicium doivent...
Diminuer l'épaisseur de la couche d'absorbeur est une solution attractive pour produire des cellules...
One of the natural tendencies of photovoltaic technologies is the systematic reduction of the thickn...
The photovoltaic technology is pursuing its constant effort for lowering the price of the electricit...
Producing electrical power with photovoltaic solar panels is very attractive as the sun constitutes ...
L’amincissement des cellules solaires semi-conductrices est motivé par la réduction des coûts de pro...
Conventional photovoltaic devices are currently made from relatively thick semiconductor layers, sim...
International audienceBroadband light trapping is numerically demonstrated in ultra-thin solar cells...
Thick wafer-silicon is the dominant solar cell technology. It is of great interest to develop ultra-...
Thin-film photovoltaics focus on lowering the cost reduction of photovoltaic energy through the sign...
An amorphous silicon solar cell on a periodic nanocone back reflector with a high 9.7% initial conve...
We propose a design to confine light absorption in flat and ultra-thin amorphous silicon solar cells...
The thesis is devoted to the development of novel broadband light-trapping structures based on regul...
ABSTRACT: Enhancing the light absorption in ultrathin-film silicon solar cells is important for impr...
We propose a back reflecting scheme in order to enhance the maximum achievable current in one micron...
Afin de parvenir à des rendements élevés, les cellules solaires à couches minces de silicium doivent...
Diminuer l'épaisseur de la couche d'absorbeur est une solution attractive pour produire des cellules...
One of the natural tendencies of photovoltaic technologies is the systematic reduction of the thickn...
The photovoltaic technology is pursuing its constant effort for lowering the price of the electricit...
Producing electrical power with photovoltaic solar panels is very attractive as the sun constitutes ...
L’amincissement des cellules solaires semi-conductrices est motivé par la réduction des coûts de pro...
Conventional photovoltaic devices are currently made from relatively thick semiconductor layers, sim...
International audienceBroadband light trapping is numerically demonstrated in ultra-thin solar cells...
Thick wafer-silicon is the dominant solar cell technology. It is of great interest to develop ultra-...
Thin-film photovoltaics focus on lowering the cost reduction of photovoltaic energy through the sign...
An amorphous silicon solar cell on a periodic nanocone back reflector with a high 9.7% initial conve...
We propose a design to confine light absorption in flat and ultra-thin amorphous silicon solar cells...
The thesis is devoted to the development of novel broadband light-trapping structures based on regul...
ABSTRACT: Enhancing the light absorption in ultrathin-film silicon solar cells is important for impr...
We propose a back reflecting scheme in order to enhance the maximum achievable current in one micron...
Afin de parvenir à des rendements élevés, les cellules solaires à couches minces de silicium doivent...