Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics (한국광학회지)

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Enhanced Absorption Efficiency of Solar Cells Using Guided-mode Resonance

도파모드 공진을 이용한 태양전지의 흡수효율 증대

  • Kim, Doo-Sung (Department of Electronic Engineering, Ajou University) ;
  • Kim, Sang-In (Department of Electronic Engineering, Ajou University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Jin (Department of Electronic Engineering, Ajou University) ;
  • Lim, Han-Jo (Department of Electronic Engineering, Ajou University)
  • Published : 2010.02.25
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Abstract

In this study, we propose a grating structure using guided-mode resonance (GMR) to increase the absorption efficiency of a silicon solar cell. The proposed solar cell design consists of a one-dimensional diffraction grating and a planar waveguide layer of poly-silicon deposited on a silver reflector. We investigate the influence of structure parameters such as grating period, waveguide thickness, grating width and grating depth. Optimal parameters are found using the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. In the optimized GMR-assisted solar cell, absorption efficiency up to 65.8% is achieved in the wavelength range of 300 nm~750 nm.

본 논문에서는 실리콘 태양전지의 흡수효율 증가를 위해 도파모드 공진 특성을 이용한 격자 구조를 제안하였다. 도파모드 공진을 이용함으로써 두께를 ~200 nm 수준으로 줄이면서도 높은 흡수율을 기대할 수 있는 태양전지 설계가 가능함을 확인하였다. 제안된 구조는 은으로 된 반사경 위에 격자구조를 갖는 Poly-Si 유전체 층이 존재하는 1-D 구조로서 각 구조변수들 즉 격자의 주기, 유전체 두께, 격자 간격 및 깊이 등이 흡수 효율에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 알아보고, 변수들의 조절을 통해 최적의 구조를 찾고자 시도하였다. PSO알고리즘을 사용하여 제안된 구조의 적절성을 확인 하였으며, 이로부터 65.8%의 유효 흡수율을 얻을 수 있었다.

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