dc.contributor.author | Martinsen, Fredrik Aleksander | |
dc.contributor.author | Smeltzer, Benjamin | |
dc.contributor.author | Ballato, John | |
dc.contributor.author | Jones, Maxwell | |
dc.contributor.author | Hawkins, Thomas A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gibson, Ursula | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-02T17:42:30Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-08T12:47:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-02T17:42:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-08T12:47:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Optics Express 2015, 23(24): A1463-A1471 | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.issn | 1094-4087 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2391895 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this study, we demonstrate a solar cell design based on horizontally aligned microwires fabricated from 99.98% pure silicon via the molten core fiber drawing method. A similar structure consisting of 50 μm diameter close packed wires (≈ 0.97 packing density) on a Lambertian white back-reflector showed 86 % absorption for incident light of wavelengths up to 850 nm. An array with a packing fraction of 0.35 showed an absorption of 58 % over the same range, demonstrating the potential for effective light trapping. Prototype solar cells were fabricated to demonstrate the concept. Horizontal wire cells offer several advantages as they can be flexible, and partially transparent, and absorb light efficiently over a wide range of incident angles. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | Optical Society of America | nb_NO |
dc.title | Light trapping in horizontally aligned silicon microwire solar cells | nb_NO |
dc.type | Journal article | nb_NO |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | nb_NO |
dc.date.updated | 2015-11-02T17:42:29Z | |
dc.source.pagenumber | A1463-A1471 | nb_NO |
dc.source.volume | 23 | nb_NO |
dc.source.journal | Optics Express | nb_NO |
dc.source.issue | 24 | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1364/OE.23.0A1463 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1285559 | |
dc.description.localcode | Optics Express is the all-electronic, open access journal. © 2015 Optical Society of America.]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited. | nb_NO |