Numerical simulations of absorption properties of InP nanowires for solar cell applications

被引：20

作者：

Kailuweit, Peter ^{[1
]}

Peters, Marius ^{[1
]}

Leene, Jack ^{[2
]}

Mergenthaler, Kilian ^{[3
]}

Dimroth, Frank ^{[1
]}

Bett, Andreas W. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Fraunhofer Inst Solar Energy Syst, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany

[2] Sol Volta AB, S-22370 Lund, Sweden

[3] Lund Univ, S-22100 Lund, Sweden

来源：

PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS | 2012年 / 20卷 / 08期

关键词：

simulation; nanowire solar cells; optical generation; RCWA; COUPLED-WAVE ANALYSIS; LIGHT-ABSORPTION; ARRAYS;

D O I：

10.1002/pip.1169

中图分类号：

TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];

学科分类号：

0807 ; 0820 ;

摘要：

In this paper, we present results of optical simulations on the absorption of nanowires. The simulation was performed with rigorous coupled wave analysis to determine the potential of nanowires for use in a new kind of nanostructured solar cell. The overall absorption of the solar cell structure was calculated for four different diameters of the nanowires and also in dependence of light wavelength and nanowire period. Absorption modes were observed at distinct wavelengths, but not dependent on the wire period. To derive a local optical generation function for a nanowire solar cell, the spatially resolved absorption profile was modelled for two wire periods. The calculated generation profiles can be readily used as input for an electrical simulation of a nanowire solar cell to calculate its quantum efficiency and the currentvoltage characteristics. Copyright (C) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

引用

页码：945 / 953

页数：9

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