ECE 595E Lecture 34: Applications of Finite-Difference Time-Domain Simulations

By Peter Bermel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

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Abstract

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  • Recap from Wednesday
  • Periodic and randomly textured light-trapping structures
  • Overview
  • Experimental motivation
  • Computational setup
  • Simulated field evolution
  • Absorption spectra
  • Front coatings
  • Correlated random structures

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  • Peter Bermel (2013), "ECE 595E Lecture 34: Applications of Finite-Difference Time-Domain Simulations," https://nanohub.org/resources/17556.

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EE 226, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

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ECE 595E Lecture 34: Applications of Finite-Difference Time-Domain Simulations
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  • Recap from Wednesday 2. Recap from Wednesday 10.477143810477145
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  • Outline 3. Outline 141.675008341675
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  • Example: Simulating Si PV Absorption 4. Example: Simulating Si PV Abso… 210.47714381047715
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  • Different Geometric Light Trapping Approaches for Commercial mc-Si Cells 5. Different Geometric Light Trap… 817.38405071738407
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  • Computational Set-up 6. Computational Set-up 918.28495161828494
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  • Varying spacing between features 7. Varying spacing between featur… 1038.1381381381382
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  • Varying spacing between features: absorption 8. Varying spacing between featur… 1055.5555555555557
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  • Propagation of Light in Planar Geometry 9. Propagation of Light in Planar… 1061.3613613613613
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  • Propagation of Light in Textured Geometry (no backing) 10. Propagation of Light in Textur… 1088.355021688355
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  • Propagation of Light in Textured Geometry + Metal Grating 11. Propagation of Light in Textur… 1128.6953620286954
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  • Four configurations tested in experimental measurements 12. Four configurations tested in … 1191.2912912912914
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  • Four configurations tested in experimental measurements 13. Four configurations tested in … 1749.1825158491827
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  • Calculated Absorption Spectrum for 2 m mc-Si 14. Calculated Absorption Spectrum… 1972.3056389723058
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  • Efficiency Enhancement of Period Structures 15. Efficiency Enhancement of Peri… 2582.9829829829832
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  • Example: Front Coatings for Thin-Film Si PV 16. Example: Front Coatings for Th… 2634.4010677344013
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  • Efficiency vs. thickness and # of layers 17. Efficiency vs. thickness and #… 2847.9479479479483
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  • Example: Correlated Randomness 18. Example: Correlated Randomness 2923.7237237237237
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  • Correlated Randomness in 2D 19. Correlated Randomness in 2D 2925.0583917250583
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  • Angle-Sensitive Solar Absorbers 20. Angle-Sensitive Solar Absorber… 2926.0593927260593
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  • Next Class 21. Next Class 2927.0603937270607
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