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Impact of Anti-Reflective Coating on Silicon Solar Cell and Glass Substrate : A Brief Review

  • Zahid, Muhammad Aleem (College of Information and communication, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Khokhar, Muhammad Quddamah (College of Information and communication, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Cho, Eun-Chel (College of Information and communication, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Cho, Young Hyun (College of Information and communication, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Yi, Junsin (College of Information and communication, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • Received : 2020.01.03
  • Accepted : 2020.02.14
  • Published : 2020.03.31
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Abstract

The most important factor in enhancing the performance of an optical device is to minimize reflection and increasing transmittance of light for a broad wavelength range. The choice of appropriate coating material is crucial in decreasing reflection losses at the substrate. The purpose of this review is to highlight anti-reflection coating (ARC) materials that can be applied to silicon solar cell and glass substrate for minimizing reflection losses. The optical and electrical behavior of ARC on a substrate is highly dependent on thickness and refractive index (RI) of ARC films that are being deposited on it. The coating techniques and performance of single and multi-layered ARC films after coated on a substrate in a wide range of wavelength spectrum will be studied in the paper.

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