Comparative study of light trapping strategies in thin film solar cells

Master thesis (2011)

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N.V. Budko (mentor)
Programme
Laboratory of Electromagnetic Research (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2011 Bensdorp, S.
Computational electromagnetics Thin film solar cell
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28-02-2011

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Programme

Laboratory of Electromagnetic Research

Abstract

In this thesis we perform a in-depth comparison study between different geometri- cal possibilities for solar cells to find an optimal design. Basic numerical experiments on the essential parts of the improve- ments in the geometry were performed separately to obtain an indication about increasing efficiency for 2D configurations. Our research has a strong focus on the inclusion of metallic and dielectric nanoparticles to enhance absorption efficiency.

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