Improvement of quantum efficiency using surface texture of solar cell in the form of pyramid

The work presented in this paper is concerned a detailed study about the light transmission through textured surfaces in a surface made up of pyramids [1, 2]. We investigate to what extent and under what conditions we want to take advantage of ray incidence five times and more [3, 4]. It is found that these analyses can be used to determine the optimal surface texture which provides the best light trapping for solar cells in terms of the total internal reflection occurring in the high-index medium at incidence angles larger than the nominal critical angle [5–11]. One of the main contributions of this paper is the analysis and quantification of the influence of the opening between the heads of the two closest pyramids in textured surface for solar cells and its application on the photovoltaic parameters such as the quantum efficiency. In this model we show that the material can have five and more successive incident ray absorptions instead of three currently, where we changed the direction of the reflected ray, by varying the angle between the two neighbouring pyramids, the incidence angle, the opening between the heads of the two closest pyramids and their height. Thus, with an angle between the two neighbouring pyramid varying between 20° and 12° and for angle of incidence varying between 80° and 84°. For these values of the angle between the two neighbouring pyramids and incidence angle, the opening between the heads of the two closest pyramids varied respectively from 3.53 to 2.10 µm for a pyramid height of 10 µm. This lead to a substantial increase of the quantum efficiency thus the photovoltaic efficiency.     

Higher values of spectral response,absorption coefficient and external quantum efficiency of solar cell in the form of pyramids

This paper presents a study on spectral response, absorption coefficient and external quantum efficiency of solar cell in the form of pyramid [1, 2]. We investigate to what extent and under what conditions we want to take advantage of ray incidence Seven times [3, 4]. It is found that these analyses can be used to determine the optimal surface texture which provides the best light trapping for solar cells in terms of the total internal reflection occurring in the high-index medium at incidence angles larger than the nominal critical angle [3–9]. One of the main contributions of this paper is the analysis and quantification of the influence of the opening between the heads of the two closest pyramids in textured surface for solar cells and its application on the photovoltaic parameters. In this model we show that the material can have seven successive incident ray absorptions instead of five currently, where we changed the direction of the reflected ray, by identifying and install the angle between the two neighbouring pyramids, the incidence angle, the opening between the heads of the two closest pyramids and their height. Thus, with an angle between the two neighbouring pyramid fixed at 12° and for angle of incidence fixed at 84°. For these values of the angle between the two neighbouring pyramids and incidence angle, the opening between the heads of the two closest pyramids fixed at 2.10 μm for a pyramid height of 10 μm. This leads to the largest possible increase in optical efficiency, such as spectral response, Absorption Coefficient and External Quantum Efficiency. The results are in good agreement with the available literature.     

Possible improvement of solar cell efficiency

In this work we present the development of a new solar cell prototype in order to improve photovoltaic efficiency. In this model we show that the material can have three successive incident ray absorptions instead of two currently, by varying the incidence angle, the aperture between the summit of two neighbouring pyramids and their height. This study concerns in particular the photovoltaic parameters such as the spectral response. This model was checked for angles varying between 54 and 60° and for pyramid heights between 5 and 10 μm. For these values of incidence angle, the apertures between the summits of two neighbouring pyramids varied respectively from 14.54 to 11.54 μm for a pyramid height of 10 μm.     

光致电化学法提高垂直结构发光二极管出光效率的研究

研究了在垂直结构发光二极管(VLED)器件中, 光致电化学法(PEC)刻蚀N极性n-GaN的速率受不同刻蚀条件(刻蚀浓度、刻蚀时间和光照强度)的影响. 并选择N极性n-GaN表面含有较理想六角金字塔结构(侧壁角为31°)的样品制成器件, 研究PEC刻蚀对VLED的欧姆接触和光电性能的影响. 结果表明, 与未粗化样品相比, PEC刻蚀后的样品接触电阻率明显降低, 形成更好的欧姆接触; 其电学特性有较好的改善, 光输出功率有明显提高, 在20 mA电流下光输出功率增强了86.1%. 对不同金字塔侧壁角度的光提取效率用时域有限差分法(FDTD)模拟, 结果显示光提取效率在侧壁角度为20°– 40°有显著提高, 在23.6° (GaN-空气界面的全反射角)时达到最大.     

Epitaxial growth of μm-sized Cu pyramids on silicon

Triangular and quadratic Cu pyramids were epitaxially grown on Si(111) and Si(100) substrates, respectively, by pulsed laser deposition at elevated substrate temperatures above 200°C as well as by post-annealing of closed Cu layers prepared at room temperature. In both cases, three-dimensional pyramids with edge lengths of up to 9 μm were obtained, as observed by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Although the macroscopic shape is a pyramid, microscopically the islands consist of columnar grains (with lateral sizes of only about 50 nm at 260°C). The size and shape of the pyramids can be controlled by the substrate used, the amount of material deposited, and the temperature during deposition or annealing. Additionally, first hints were found that the pyramids can be aligned by structuring the substrate. The formation of such large pyramids is explained by a fast diffusion of Cu atoms on Si over distances of some μm and a high jump probability to higher pyramid layers.     

静态偏振风成像干涉仪中光在四面角锥棱镜中的传播规律研究

简述了自行设计的新型静态偏振风成像干涉仪的原理和四面角锥棱镜的分光机理;应用光线追迹法,推导出了主截面内任意光线在棱镜中的传播方向及出射点坐标,建立了平行光束经角锥棱镜后的偏向角和透过率的理论表达式;采用计算机模拟给出了偏向角和透过率随入射角的变化关系曲线;根据静态偏振风成像干涉仪的具体参数确定了四面角锥棱镜的侧面和底面夹角以及底边长度.该研究为静态偏振风成像干涉仪的研制提供了理论依据.     

Study of the possibility to measure the root-mean-square roughness of a shaded rough surface

The estimate of the root-mean-square roughness of a rough surface σ₁ is studied experimentally as a function of the angle of incidence. A surface with σ=1.3 μm is illuminated by laser radiation with a wavelength of 0.633 μm. The angle of incidence of radiation on the surface under study is varied from 85° to 87.5°. σ₁ is estimated under the assumption that the regime of a slightly rough surface is fulfilled for the surface studied. Theoretical estimates of σ₁ are calculated in the Kirchhoff approximation with rough surface shadowing taken into account. The greatest relative difference between experimental and theoretical estimates of σ ₁ does not exceed 0.07. The effect of rough surface shadowing on the estimate of σ is analyzed, and the possibility for exact measurement of σ₁ of a shaded rough surface is demonstrated in the case of a priori knowledge of the angle of incidence, for which this measurement is possible. A method that makes it possible to determine the angle of incidence, for which a good agreement between the measured value and the true value of σ of a shaded rough surface is possible, is proposed.     

亚微米光栅型导光板设计

提出了利用亚微米光栅制作导光板的方法,给出亚微米光栅型导光板的初始结构.用严格耦合波理论计算分析了在满足基底全反射条件的45°入射角下红(700 nm)、绿(555 nm)、蓝(465 nm)三色光垂直出射的亚微米光栅(0.651μm、0.516μm、0.433μm)在槽深0.05~0.9μm之间变化时,透射衍射效率在2%~43%之间变化.分析了亚微米光栅的作用,做出性能评价,并研究了特定范围入射角引起的衍射角变化.     

Experimental studies of polarization of laser radiation in a rotating optical glass

The results of experiments on observation of rotation of the plane of polarization of coherent laser radiation with wavelength λ = 0.632991 μm after propagation through a rotating optical disk made of TF3 glass with refractive index n = 1.71250 are analyzed. The experiments were conducted at angle of ray incidence on the flat disk surface ?₀ = 60°, and the rotational speed of the disk was varied from 0 to 200 Hz in both directions. The results indicate that rotation of optically transparent, homogeneous, and isotropic dielectric causes rotation of linear polarization of the monochromatic electromagnetic plane wave by several tens of degrees. At a rotational speed of 3 Hz, the rotation of polarization reached Δφ = 70° for the vertical component of laser output polarization. The dependences of the angle of rotation of polarization and the degree of polarization of the rays on rotational speed are nonlinear and are attributed to the appearance of substantial anisotropic properties in a rotating dielectric.     

新型添加剂对单晶硅表面金字塔形貌的影响

单晶硅表面微结构对晶体硅光电转换性能有非常重要的影响, 晶体硅表面微结构的调节技术一直是半导体、 太阳能电池领域研究的热点之一.利用碱液与单晶硅异向腐蚀特性的刻蚀技术, 在单晶硅表面可以获得布满金字塔的绒面, 但普通碱液刻蚀的绒面, 其金字塔大小、 形貌和分布随机性大, 不利于提高硅太阳电池的转换效率.在普通的碱腐蚀液中加入不同量的特种添加剂, 然后在相同的温度、 时间下刻蚀单晶硅表面, 通过观察样品表面SEM图, 发现在普通碱液中加入适量添加剂后刻蚀的单晶硅表面能形成均匀密集分布金字塔, 金字塔大小在2—4μupm 之间, 棱边圆滑, 表面金字塔覆盖率高; 用积分反射仪测量了样品的反射率曲线, 发现样品平均反射率下降到12.51%.实验结果表明, 在普通碱液中加入特种添加剂, 能控制单晶硅表面金字塔的大小和分布.     

Silicon nitride transmission X‐ray mirrors

Transmission X‐ray mirrors have been fabricated from 300–400 nm‐thick low‐stress silicon nitride windows of size 0.6 mm × 85 mm. The windows act as a high‐pass energy filter at grazing incidence in an X‐ray beam for the beam transmitted through the window. The energy cut‐off can be selected by adjusting the incidence angle of the transmission mirror, because the energy cut‐off is a function of the angle of the window with respect to the beam. With the transmission mirror at the target angle of 0.22°, a 0.3 mm × 0.3 mm X‐ray beam was allowed to pass through the mirror with a cut‐off energy of 10 keV at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source. The energy cut‐off can be adjusted from 8 to 12 keV at an angle of 0.26° to 0.18°, respectively. The observed mirror transmittance was above 80% for a 300 nm‐thick film.     

薄膜光栅耦合器的研究

在玻璃衬底上制备了周期为0.56μm的薄膜光栅耦合器,用复制法把光栅做在玻璃衬底上。实验中,我们观察到,激光束既可以从光栅的上面(空气区)或下面(衬底区)耦合于波导薄膜内,又可以通过光栅由波导薄膜中耦合出来。调节激光束入射角可以激发不同阶的波导模式。由实验测得的输入耦合效率达66.0±0.5％。 关键词：     

“阳”加速器钼丝X-pinch初步实验研究

 在“阳”加速器上进行了直径分别为10, 15, 20 μm, 交叉角为32°,45°,60°的钼（Mo）丝X-pinch实验。“阳”加速器产生的电流峰值约520 kA，上升时间80 ns。实验中通过X射线功率谱仪和纳秒分幅相机等仪器对Mo丝X-pinch辐射特性进行了诊断。实验表明：Mo丝X-pinch过程中会出现多次X射线爆发，箍缩过程中产生的热点辐射出能量超过3 keV的X射线，探测到的最小热点直径小于30 μm。     

X射线用Kirkpatrick-Baez显微镜成像质量的研究

 对惯性约束聚变的一种重要诊断方法-Kirkpatrick-Baez型结构显微镜成像方法进行了研究。计算了Kirkpatrick-Baez型结构显微镜的主要像差，并分析得出：造成轴上点像差的主要因素是球差，占像差的94%。基于光线追迹方法模拟出这种结构的成像过程，比较了不同反射镜长随视场变化对物面分辨率的影响，发现为了保证物面的空间分辨率能达到ICF研究要求视场应尽量控制在200 μm以内。最终得出能量在8 keV、视场为200 μm，分辨率小于10 μm的Kirkpatrick-Baez型结构的模型。提出在装调过程中重要公差计算方法，得到数值孔径为0.003 7时，角度装调公差应在-0.087°~0.067°范围内。     

布儒斯特角附近的透射光栅传输特性

 减小光栅表面的反射率以得到更高的衍射效率是目前光栅设计与制造中需要解决的重要问题之一。提出利用偏振光沿布儒斯特角入射时具有的特性来实现降低光栅表面反射率的方案，介绍了这种方案的物理模型，并利用严格耦合波分析法进行了模拟计算。计算结果显示，对入射光为TM偏振，波长0.35 μm，当光栅周期较长为2.80 μm时,以布儒斯特角入射的光波，它的表面反射被大大抑制；当光栅周期较短为0.21 μm时也有类似的结论，并且透射光的一级衍射效率极大值出现在刻槽深度为3.50 μm处附近，衍射效率大于95%。     

Optical tapping element for multimode fibers

We report on an optical tapping structure for multimode fibers. Its characteristic features are: 1. simple fabrication; 2. good reproducibility; 3. simple technology; 4. high coupling efficiency. The principle of the tap is based on a lateral displacement of waveguides which are butt joined. The displacement defines the fraction of power to be tapped off. With a lateral displacement of 15μm and a fiber with 100 μm outer diameter and 90 μm core diameter (acceptance angle ±30°) we measured a total coupling efficiency of 74% (73% remains in the main trunk line, ? 1% was tapped off) even though this fiber according to its high acceptance angle was not suited for the geometry of our structure. A diagram is given which shows the coupling efficiencies as a function of the lateral displacement of the fibers.     

A 90° mixed-mode twisted nematic liquid-crystal-on-silicon with an insulating protrusion structure

A 90°mixed-mode twisted nematic liquid-crystal-on-silicon(90°-MTN LCoS) with protrusion located between the adjacent pixels is proposed to reduce the effect of fringing field. The influence of the protrusion with different widths from0.5 μm to 0.9 μm and different heights from 0.3 μm to 0.7 μm is investigated. The results demonstrate that the invalid pixel region width can be reduced by 31.5% via using the protrusion with the suitable width and height compared with no protrusion case, which provides a higher display quality, such as the higher reflectance and contrast ratio.     

Experimental study of surface and bulk plasmon losses induced in Al(001) by low energy electrons

We have measured the relative intensity of the elastic peak, and of the surface and bulk plasmon loss peaks, for electrons backscattered from an Al(001) single crystal surface. The exciting beam has an energy between 100 and 2000 eV, and impiges on the surface in an high symmetry plane of incidence with a colatitude angle of incidence varying between 0° and 80°. In a first series of experiments called “angle integrated experiment”, all the backscattered electrons are collected in a 2π solid angle retarding field analyser as a function of the primary beam energy and colatitude angle of incidence. In a second series called “angle resolved experiment”, the acceptance angle of the detector is set at 10° or $\text{1}\text{2}\text{°}$ and the variable parameters are colatitude angles of incidence and emission. We observe mainly that very clean aluminum exhibits large plasmon loss peaks with a negligible background. The results cannot be accounted for without sophisticated models, but “angular resolved experiments” are more suitable for a simple discussion than the “angle integrated experiment” and show mainly the phonon-plasmon coupling plus a θ dependent creation probability.     

Experimental and simulation investigations of the peculiarities of relativistic electron beam scattering at a small angle of incidence on a thin flat target

The refraction angles θ _d of electron beams passing through aluminum and thin flat copper foils and reflection angles θ _r are measured. A microtron with 7.4 MeV particles is used as a source of electrons. The angle between the particle trajectory and the target surface α is varied in the range 5°–30°. The dependences of the refraction and reflection angles on the α angle and foil thickness δ are measured. A dosimetric film is used to make pictures of cross sections of the electron beam scattered by a thin 50 μm copper foil. Image processing allows the spatial distributions of refracted and reflected particles to be obtained. The processes of relativistic electron scattering at a small angle of incidence on a flat target are simulated by the Monte Carlo method. The results of simulation are compared with experimental data. Particle scattering at a bimetallic target consisting of 200-μm aluminum and 70-μm lead layers are simulated. A dependence of the spatial-energy distributions on the order of metal layers placed along electron trajectories is found.     

Natural Convection from a Corrugated Heated Surface at the Bottom of Vented Rectangular Enclosure

Natural convection heat transfer characteristics enclosures from a tilted rectangular enclosure heated at the corrugated bottom wall and vented by uniform slots opening at the top wall are experimentally investigated. The experiments were carried out to study the effects of the angle of opening of the corrugated surface, opening ratio, enclosure's tilt angle, and Rayleigh number on the passive cooling of the enclosure. The experiments were carried out at Rayleigh numbers ranging from 2 × 10⁸ to 1.52 × 10⁹ for enclosure tilt angles ranging from 0° to 90° and angle of opening of corrugated surface ranging from 0° to 25°. The top venting arrangement was studied at different opening ratios of 1, 0.75, 0.5, and 0.25. The results gave an optimum angle of opening of the corrugated surface at which Nusselt number is maximum.