2D simulation of the enhancement effect for DSSCs by using the micro-air hole in substrate

Guo Yang Ciou; Jyun Hong Lu; Chu En Lin; Ya Lun Tsai; Chii Chang Chen; Siegfried Chicot; Alexis Fischer; Azzedine Boudrioua

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2014.02.049

2D simulation of the enhancement effect for DSSCs by using the micro-air hole in substrate

Guo Yang Ciou, Jyun Hong Lu, Chu En Lin, Ya Lun Tsai, Chii Chang Chen, Siegfried Chicot, Alexis Fischer, Azzedine Boudrioua

Department of Optics and Photonics

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In this study, we propose a 2D simulation of an efficient light-trapping scheme which can enhance the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) by using micro-holes in substrate. The micro-holes in substrate of DSSCs can elongate the optical path length of incident light in order to improve the total absorption of the device. We use rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA) simulation and the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method to analyze the absorption of the 2D periodic structure. The results of the numerical simulation show the highest enhancement of the DSSCs at 14.1% for the hole depth of 1.28 μm, width of 0.42 μm and period of 0.44 μm at the incident wavelength at 535 nm.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	178-181
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	324
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2014.02.049
State	Published - 15 Aug 2014

Keywords

Dye-sensitized solar cell
Micro-structure
Solar energy

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2D simulation of the enhancement effect for DSSCs by using the micro-air hole in substrate

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