Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol.143, 375-385, 2015
Light management in large area thin-film silicon solar modules
Light management is fundamental for achieving high performance thin-film silicon solar cells. We highlight important developments of light management for record modules subdivided into several main categories: (a) reduction of reflection at interfaces by introducing antireflective layers; (b) reduction of parasitic losses in transparent conductive oxide layers; (c) improvement of light scattering combined with transparent conductive oxide surface morphology optimization; and (d) balancing of top cell and bottom cell currents by reflective layers. Specific aspects related to industrial production of large area modules are discussed including transparency/conductivity trade-offs, optimized deposition rates and coating uniformities. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.