@inproceedings{cb743d3acf1b410790b9ad6f8dfe1e34,
title = "Design of nano-pattern reflectors for thin-film solar cells based on three-dimensional optical and electrical modeling",
abstract = "The optical and electrical properties of a photonic-plasmonic nanostructure on the back contact of thin-film solar cells were investigated numerically through the three-dimensional (3D) finite-difference time-domain method and the 3D Poisson and drift-diffusion solver. The focusing effect and the Fabry-Perot resonances are identified as the main mechanisms for the enhancement of the optical generation rate as well as the short circuit current density. However, the surface topography of certain nanopattern structures is found to reduce the internal electrostatic field of the device, thus limiting charge collection. The optimized conditions for both optics and electronics have been analyzed in this paper.",
keywords = "Thin-film solar cells, amorphous silicon, nanostructure",
author = "Hsiao, {H. H.} and Chang, {H. C.} and Wu, {Y. R.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 SPIE.; Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices IV ; Conference date: 10-02-2015 Through 12-02-2015",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1117/12.2079582",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Masakazu Sugiyama and Alexandre Freundlich and Jean-Francois Guillemoles",
booktitle = "Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices IV",
}