Synthesis of black silicon anti-reflection layers for silicon solar cells

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dc.contributor.advisorBarron, Andrew Ren_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBiswal, Sibani Len_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberVerduzco, Rafaelen_US
dc.creatorLu, Yen-Tienen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-04T19:28:57Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-01-04T19:28:57Zen_US
dc.date.created2015-05en_US
dc.date.issued2015-04-23en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2015en_US
dc.date.updated2016-01-04T19:28:58Zen_US
dc.description.abstractSolar energy is one of the most important renewable energy resources in the world. Among all kinds of solar cells, the fabrication technology of silicon solar cells is relatively mature which makes them more popular in the solar cell market. However, in order to compete with the traditional energy sources, decreasing cost of per watt output seems necessary. Hence, increasing the energy conversion efficiency with an economical approach is an unavoidable issue. One solution is applying anti-reflection layers onto the silicon solar cells to maximize energy conversion efficiency. Recently, black silicon anti-reflection layers have attracted attention because their anti-reflection ability is less confined by the incident light angle and wavelength. In this thesis, two methods, the metal-assisted chemical etching and the contact-assisted chemical etching method, which have potential to economically fabricate large-scale black silicon on silicon solar cells are systematically studied. The complete etching mechanisms of these two methods are also proposed to clearly describe the fabrication process of black silicon.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationLu, Yen-Tien. "Synthesis of black silicon anti-reflection layers for silicon solar cells." (2015) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/87684">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/87684</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/87684en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectblack siliconen_US
dc.subjectsolar cellen_US
dc.subjectanti-reflection layeren_US
dc.subjectmetalen_US
dc.subjectetchen_US
dc.subjectnanoparticleen_US
dc.subjectporous siliconen_US
dc.titleSynthesis of black silicon anti-reflection layers for silicon solar cellsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentChemical and Biomolecular Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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