Study on AlxGa1-xAs nanocones with variable Al composition structures for highly efficient light trapping
| Autor: | Sihao Xia, Yu Diao, Lei Liu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Nanostructure
Materials science Materials Science (miscellaneous) Multiphysics Nanochemistry 02 engineering and technology 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences law.invention law Solar cell Cylinder Electrical and Electronic Engineering Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) Frustum business.industry Cell Biology Conical surface 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics 0104 chemical sciences Optoelectronics 0210 nano-technology business Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Applied Nanoscience. 10:4255-4262 |
| ISSN: | 2190-5517 2190-5509 |
| Popis: | In this study, various AlxGa1-xAs nanostructure arrays with variable Al composition are proposed and designed for highly efficient light capture. The optical properties of the proposed nanocone array with variable Al composition have been numerically investigated by COMSOL Multiphysics package based on the finite element method (FEM), and compared with the counterparts of cylinder and conical frustum. The results show that the variable composition AlxGa1-xAs nanocones with uniform sublayer distribution thickness can obtain an ultimate efficiency of 37.3%, which is higher than that of the cylindrical and conical frustum structures under the same conditions. In addition, the effects of geometric parameters of nanostructures on the light absorption of nanoarrays with different shape changing components are studied. Taking the variable component AlxGa1-xAs nanocone structure as an example, increasing the Al component range in the axial direction of the nanocone can significantly improve the absorption of short-wavelength light, which increases the overall absorption efficiency. In addition, for a specific Al composition distribution range, a uniform thickness distribution design of unit sub-layer in nanocone along the z-axis direction can provide optical absorption enhancement of more than 1.8% and 0.9% over than the decreasing and increasing distribution design. The design principles proposed in this work will provide a reference for selecting appropriate parameters in solar cell applications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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