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실리콘 기반 나노구조 태양전지 연구동향 및 전망

  • 최재영 (동아대학교 신소재공학과) ;
  • 김인호 (한국과학기술연구원 전자재료연구단)
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

태양전지 발전단가 저감을 위해 실리콘 웨이퍼의 박형화는 필수적인 기술로 인식되어 지고 있으며 이로 인해 얇아진 웨이퍼의 물리적 두께를 보상하기 위한 광포집 기술이 더욱 중요해 지고 있다. 이러한 배경으로 광흡수 효율을 극대화하기 위한 방법으로 실리콘 나노구조를 활용하는 연구가 국내외에 매우 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 주로 실리콘 나노구조의 효과적인 설계를 통해 광포집 효과를 극대화하는 연구가 많이 진행되고 있으며, 실험을 통해 Lambertian 한계에 근접하는 광학적인 성능을 얻은 결과들도 많이 보고되고 있다. 그러나, 아직 마이크로 스케일의 피라미드를 활용한 고효율 태양전지의 효율을 상회하지는 못하고 있는 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 실리콘 나노구조를 이용한 광포집 효과의 이론적 한계, 이를 극복하기 위한 연구동향, 저비용 나노구조 제조 공정, 결정질 실리콘 태양전지에의 응용을 위한 기술적 이슈에 대해 논의를 하고자 한다.

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