Optoelectronic simulations for novel light management concepts in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells
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Resumo: | One of the trends making its way through the Photovoltaics (PV) industry, is the search for new application possibilities. Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin film solar cells stand out due to their class leading power conversion efficiency of 23.35 %, flexibility, and low cost. The use of sub-μm ultrathin CIGS solar cells has been gaining prevalence, due to the reduction in material consumption and the manufacturing time. Precise CIGS finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) and 3D-drift diffusion baseline models were developed for the Lumerical suite and a 1D electrical model for SCAPS, allowing for an accurate description of the optoelectronic behavior and response of thin and ultrathin CIGS solar cells. As a result, it was possible to obtain accurate descriptions of the optoelectronic behavior of thin and ultrathin solar cells, and to perform an optical study and optimization of novel light management approaches, such as, random texturization, photonic nanostructures, plasmonic nanoparticles, among others. The developed light management architectures enabled to push the optical performance of an ultrathin solar cell and even surpass the performance of a thin film solar cell, enabling a short-circuit current enhancement of 6.15 mA/cm2 over an ultrathin reference device, without any light management integrated. |
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Optoelectronic simulations for novel light management concepts in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cellsCIGS technologyLight managementLumericalFDTDSCAPSLumerical CHARGEOne of the trends making its way through the Photovoltaics (PV) industry, is the search for new application possibilities. Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin film solar cells stand out due to their class leading power conversion efficiency of 23.35 %, flexibility, and low cost. The use of sub-μm ultrathin CIGS solar cells has been gaining prevalence, due to the reduction in material consumption and the manufacturing time. Precise CIGS finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) and 3D-drift diffusion baseline models were developed for the Lumerical suite and a 1D electrical model for SCAPS, allowing for an accurate description of the optoelectronic behavior and response of thin and ultrathin CIGS solar cells. As a result, it was possible to obtain accurate descriptions of the optoelectronic behavior of thin and ultrathin solar cells, and to perform an optical study and optimization of novel light management approaches, such as, random texturization, photonic nanostructures, plasmonic nanoparticles, among others. The developed light management architectures enabled to push the optical performance of an ultrathin solar cell and even surpass the performance of a thin film solar cell, enabling a short-circuit current enhancement of 6.15 mA/cm2 over an ultrathin reference device, without any light management integrated.Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)2021-03-30T08:17:00Z2021-03-05T00:00:00Z2021-03-05info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10773/31069eng0277-786X10.1117/12.2577650Oliveira, António J. N.Barbosa, João R. S.Violas, AndréTeixeira, Jennifer P.Oliveira, KevinLopes, TomásCunha, José M. V.Curado, Marco A.Monteiro, MargaridaRocha, CéliaVinhais, CarlosFernandes, Paulo A.Salomé, Pedro M. P.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-02-22T11:59:59Zoai:ria.ua.pt:10773/31069Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:03:02.031177Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Optoelectronic simulations for novel light management concepts in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells |
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Optoelectronic simulations for novel light management concepts in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells |
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Optoelectronic simulations for novel light management concepts in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells Oliveira, António J. N. CIGS technology Light management Lumerical FDTD SCAPS Lumerical CHARGE |
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Optoelectronic simulations for novel light management concepts in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells |
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Optoelectronic simulations for novel light management concepts in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells |
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Optoelectronic simulations for novel light management concepts in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells |
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Optoelectronic simulations for novel light management concepts in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells |
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Optoelectronic simulations for novel light management concepts in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells |
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Oliveira, António J. N. |
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Oliveira, António J. N. Barbosa, João R. S. Violas, André Teixeira, Jennifer P. Oliveira, Kevin Lopes, Tomás Cunha, José M. V. Curado, Marco A. Monteiro, Margarida Rocha, Célia Vinhais, Carlos Fernandes, Paulo A. Salomé, Pedro M. P. |
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Barbosa, João R. S. Violas, André Teixeira, Jennifer P. Oliveira, Kevin Lopes, Tomás Cunha, José M. V. Curado, Marco A. Monteiro, Margarida Rocha, Célia Vinhais, Carlos Fernandes, Paulo A. Salomé, Pedro M. P. |
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Oliveira, António J. N. Barbosa, João R. S. Violas, André Teixeira, Jennifer P. Oliveira, Kevin Lopes, Tomás Cunha, José M. V. Curado, Marco A. Monteiro, Margarida Rocha, Célia Vinhais, Carlos Fernandes, Paulo A. Salomé, Pedro M. P. |
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CIGS technology Light management Lumerical FDTD SCAPS Lumerical CHARGE |
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CIGS technology Light management Lumerical FDTD SCAPS Lumerical CHARGE |
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One of the trends making its way through the Photovoltaics (PV) industry, is the search for new application possibilities. Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin film solar cells stand out due to their class leading power conversion efficiency of 23.35 %, flexibility, and low cost. The use of sub-μm ultrathin CIGS solar cells has been gaining prevalence, due to the reduction in material consumption and the manufacturing time. Precise CIGS finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) and 3D-drift diffusion baseline models were developed for the Lumerical suite and a 1D electrical model for SCAPS, allowing for an accurate description of the optoelectronic behavior and response of thin and ultrathin CIGS solar cells. As a result, it was possible to obtain accurate descriptions of the optoelectronic behavior of thin and ultrathin solar cells, and to perform an optical study and optimization of novel light management approaches, such as, random texturization, photonic nanostructures, plasmonic nanoparticles, among others. The developed light management architectures enabled to push the optical performance of an ultrathin solar cell and even surpass the performance of a thin film solar cell, enabling a short-circuit current enhancement of 6.15 mA/cm2 over an ultrathin reference device, without any light management integrated. |
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