Enhanced absorption of thin-film photovoltaic cells using an optical cavity

We show via numerical simulations that the absorption and solar energy conversion efficiency of a thin-film photovoltaic (PV) cell can be significantly enhanced by embedding it into an optical cavity. A reflective hemi-ellipsoid with an aperture for sunlight placed over a tilted PV cell reflects una...

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Main Authors: Hsu, Wei-Chun, Chen, Gang, Weinstein, Lee Adragon, Yerci, Selcuk, Boriskina, Svetlana V.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: IOP Publishing 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96915
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8121-8017
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8917-7547
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-8530