Intensity enhancement in textured optical sheets for solar cells
- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
- Vol. 29 (2) , 300-305
- https://doi.org/10.1109/t-ed.1982.20700
Abstract
We adopt a statistical mechanical approach toward the optics of textured and inhomogeneous optical sheets. As a general rule, the local light intensity in such a medium will tend to be2 n^{2}(x)times greater than the externally incident light intensity, wheren(x)is the local index of refraction in the sheet. This enhancement can contribute toward a4 n^{2}(x)increase in the effective absorption of indirect-gap semiconductors like crystalline silicon.Keywords
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