ZnO antireflection coating on solar cell to increase the efficiency by enhancing optical properties | ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 2023

Author(s)

S. Heeravathi Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, PERI Institute of Technology,Chennai,India

Srinivasan P Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology,Ramapuram,India

Muralikrishna. K Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology,Ramapuram,India

Rahul Lohkana Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology,Ramapuram,India

Kumari Nihal Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology,Ramapuram,India

Abstract

In today's world, solar cell efficiency is an important concern. Anti-Reflection Coating serves a critical function in increasing solar cell efficiency. The efficiency of a solar cell is influenced by a variety of factors. The key issue here is reflectivity. Antireflection coatings are used to minimise the solar cell's reflectivity. AR coating is done using semiconductor materials. Generally, the reflectance of solar cell can be reduced up to 3.2% by using Anti-reflection coating. In this experiment ZnO is employed as an antireflection coating on the solar cell using the spin coating process. After coating, the solar cell is allowed to cure at a rapid rate of evaporation to get a thin film. UV-Spectrophotometer and Solar Simulator are used to investigate the coated solar cell's optical and electrical features. When the results are compared to the efficiency of a bare silicon solar cell, the coated cell outperforms the unprotected solar cell by 4%.

Publication Details

Page(s) 75-79

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Year: 2023

Keywords

solar cell efficiency reflectance ZnO AR coating

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