Numerical Approach of the Influence of Geometric Properties on the Absorbing in Photonic Crystal

Merabti, A.; Hasni, A.; Elmir, Mohammed

doi:10.21272/jnep.8(3).03046

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“…Research on light trapping strategies has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. The concept of "light trapping" appeared in the early 1970s to increase the absorption of light and the efficiency of silicon cells, particularly in the near infrared [4][5]. In order to achieve high efficiencies, solar cells must exhibit high light absorption.…”

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Modeling and analysis of grating structure for enhancing the absorbance in InGaN-based solar cell

Merabti¹,

Aissani²,

Nour³

et al. 2022

JOR

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Good light trapping is essential to make high efficiency InGaN-based solar cells. As InGaN wafers are being made increasingly, thinner, light trapping becomes even more important. In this study, we propose a structure of one-dimensional InGaN grating for the InGaN-based solar cells is proposed. The solar energy absorption characteristics of this structure are studied by the the Finite element method (FEM) method. By alternately altering the grating depth and the filling factor, a new type of grating structure is proposed. For such a structure, different gratings are studied. Numerical computation shows that the absorptance of the InGaN grating structure is over 0.88 throughout the entire computational band. The optimum parameters of the proposed structure are period (a = 480 nm), a filling factor (ff = 50 %) and depth (d=210 nm), which indicates the proposed structured surface may have potential applications in solar cells manufacturing.

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Modeling and analysis of grating structure for enhancing the absorbance in InGaN-based solar cell

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Aissani²,

Nour³

et al. 2022

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“…In recent years 1D photonic crystals designed as onedirectional mirrors (made from a range of different material systems) have been studied extensively for a range of applications in Photonics and optoelectronics. [8][9].…”

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DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL TiO2/SiO2 PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FOR THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC FILTER

MERABTI¹,

BENSLIMAN²,

ISSANI³

et al. 2020

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Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) energy conversion systems convert solar energy into electricity via thermally radiated photons at tailored wavelengths to increase energy conversion efficiency. In this study, we report the design and analysis of a TPV system with one-dimensional photonic crystals (1DPCs) filter using thermal electrical model that includes the thermal coupling between the emitter/filter (PhCs)/PV cell. The performance of the proposed structure, one-dimensional photonic crystals (TiO2/SiO2) 6 with P periods of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2)and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) of thermophotovoltaic system, has been studied by Mbakop et al [1] and Banerjee et al[2]. The temperature distribution and electrical power output of TPV cell are calculated at a heat varying from 1000 K to 1600 K using parametric solver at a regular interval of 25 K. Furthermore, voltaic efficiency distribution in a concentrating thermal photovoltaic system is presented.

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“…In this study, we will first describe the best structure of an active layer of a one-dimensional photonic crystal (CP1D) [13]. In a second step, the study of a one-dimensional photonic crystal (CP 1D) TE polarization allows better understanding how the electric field and the electrical potential evolve, through the CP 1D.…”

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Electro-Optical Simulation Of In Ultra-Thin Photonic Crystal Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells

Merabti

Bensliman

Habab

2019

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Hydrogenated amorphous Si (a-Si:H) is an important solar cell material. The critical problem in the a-Si:H-based photovoltaic cell is increasing the conversion efficiency. To overcome the difficulty, higher conversion efficiency demands a longer optical path to increase optical absorption. Thus, a light trapping structure is needed to obtain more efficient absorption. In this context, we propose a complete solar cell structure for which a 1D grating is etched into the ultrathin active absorbing layer of a one-dimensional "CP 1D" photonic crystal a-Si: H characterized by the optimal parameters: period a = 480 nm, a filling factor ff = 50% and a depth d = 150 nm. This was selected by varying the CP1D parameters to maximize the absorption integrated into the active layer. CP1D is suggested as an intermediate layer in the solar cell concentration system. This study allowed us to model the optical and electrical behavior of a CP1D solar cell. After optimization of the geometrical parameters (period and fill factor ... etc.), we concluded that the CP1D led to greater optical gains than for their unstructured equivalent. The simulation clearly illustrates that the electric field strongly affects the electro-optical characteristics of the devices studied, and that it is clear that 1D PC solar cells as active layer have exhibited a high electric field distribution. We have focused on the net on the effect of the active layer and its beneficial role in the sense of expressing the photovoltaic performance of the devices.

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Numerical Approach of the Influence of Geometric Properties on the Absorbing in Photonic Crystal

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

Modeling and analysis of grating structure for enhancing the absorbance in InGaN-based solar cell

Modeling and analysis of grating structure for enhancing the absorbance in InGaN-based solar cell

DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL TiO2/SiO2 PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FOR THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC FILTER

Electro-Optical Simulation Of In Ultra-Thin Photonic Crystal Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells

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