Nanostructured Solar Cells

Das, Narottam

Nanostructured Solar Cells

Edited by Narottam Das

Abstract: Nanostructured solar cells are very important in renewable energy sector as well as in environmental aspects, because it is environment friendly. The nano-grating structures (such as triangular or conical shaped) have a gradual change in refractive index which acts as a multilayer antireflective coating that is leading to reduced light reflection losses over broadband ranges of wavelength and angle of incidence. There are different types of losses in solar cells that always reduce the conversion efficiency, but the light reflection loss is the most important factor that decreases the conversion efficiency of solar cells significantly. The antireflective coating is an optical coating which is applied to the surface of lenses or any optical devices to reduce the light reflection losses. This coating assists for the light trapping capturing capacity or improves the efficiency of optical devices, such as lenses or solar cells. Hence, the multilayer antireflective coatings can reduce the light reflection losses and increases the conversion efficiency of nanostructured solar cells.

JEL-codes: Q20 Q40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
ISBN: 978-953-51-2935-6
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Copper Indium Gallium Selenide Thin Film Solar Cells: Yang Tang and Yang Tang
Fabrication and Characterization of Element-Doped Perovskite Solar Cells: Takeo Oku, Masahito Zushi, Kohei Suzuki, Yuya Ohishi, Taisuke Matsumoto and Atsushi Suzuki
High-Efficiency Front Junction n-Type Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells: Yuguo Tao and Ajeet Rohatgi
Interface Engineering and Electrode Engineering for Organic Solar Cells: Dazheng Chen and Chunfu Zhang
Introduction of Nano-Structured Solar Cells: Narottam Das
Optoelectronics and Bio Devices on Paper Powered by Solar Cells: Antonio Vicente, Rodrigo Martins, Andreia Araujo, Diana Gaspar, Lidia Santos, AnaÂ C. Marques, Manuel J. Mendes and Luis Pereira
Perovskite as Light Harvester: Prospects, Efficiency, Pitfalls and Roadmap: Ruby Srivastava
Plasmonic Thin Film Solar Cells: Qiuping Huang, Xiang Hu, Zhengping Fu and Yalin Lu
Recent Progresses in Perovskite Solar Cells: Serafettin Demic, Mustafa Can, Merve Karakaya, Serafettin Demic, Ahmet Nuri Ozcivan, Mustafa Can, Cebrail Ozbek and Merve Karakaya
Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells: The Key Role of Heterointerfaces and their Impact on the Performance: Miroslav Mikolasek
Third-Generation-Sensitized Solar Cells: Abdul Kariem Arof, Muhammad Ammar Mingsukang and Mh Buraidah
Ultrafast Time-Resolved Measurements of Hybrid Solar Cells: Carlito Jr. Ponseca and Kaibo Zheng
ZnO-Based Electron Transporting Layer for Perovskite Solar Cells: Lung-Chien Chen and Zong-Liang Tseng

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