Numerical Simulation, Design, and Fabrication of Extremely Thin Absorber Solar Cells

• Research unit: SFOE
• Project number: SI/500613

Final report (English)

Our joint research focuses on combining both numerical and experimental methods to analyze, control and improve the optical characteristics of extremely thin absorber (ETA) solar cells. As a first step we produce and measure various reference devices with simplified geometries that are used as benchmark examples. On the computational side we extend our novel and cutting-edge three-dimensional full-wave optical simulation software OPUS 3-D in such way, that it allows for the numerical simulation of ETA solar cells and returns data that can directly be compared to experimental results. By showing that experimental and numerical data do not only agree for simple structures but also for very complex device designs we aim at establishing a combined framework helping to simplify the development of nextgeneration ETA solar cells. It is a unique approach that allows systematic analysis and design of the optical characteristics of ETA solar cells by combining elaborate experimental and numerical methods.

Auftragnehmer/Contractant/Contraente/Contractor:
Zürcher Hochschule fur Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW)
EMPA Thun

Autorschaft/Auteurs/Autori/Authors:
Loeser,Martin
Philippe,Laetitia
Elias,Jamil

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