Angular confinement in solar cells: Viable micro-optical designs

Jeffrey M. Gordon; Daniel Feuermann; Heylal Mashaal

doi:10.1117/12.2062566

Angular confinement in solar cells: Viable micro-optical designs

The Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research

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Abstract

Enhancing solar cell conversion efficiency by angular confinement of radiative emission (photoluminescence) requires a combination of (1) high external luminescent efficiency, and (2) optics that can substantially and efficiently limit the angular range of cell luminescence. After covering the basic principles and recent proposals for suitable micro-optics, we investigate an assortment of alternative micro-optical designs that can improve device compactness considerably, which would reduce the amount of material required and would ease micro-fabrication, while offering liberal optical tolerance and high collection efficiency.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Nonimaging Optics
Subtitle of host publication	Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XI
Editors	Roland Winston, Jeffrey M. Gordon
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781628412185
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062566
State	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Event	Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XI - San Diego, United States Duration: 17 Aug 2014 → 20 Aug 2014

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9191
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XI
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	17/08/14 → 20/08/14

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Gordon, J. M., Feuermann, D., & Mashaal, H. (2014). Angular confinement in solar cells: Viable micro-optical designs. In R. Winston, & J. M. Gordon (Eds.), Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XI Article 91910F (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9191). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062566

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Angular confinement in solar cells: Viable micro-optical designs. / Gordon, Jeffrey M.; Feuermann, Daniel; Mashaal, Heylal.
Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XI. ed. / Roland Winston; Jeffrey M. Gordon. SPIE, 2014. 91910F (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9191).

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