Fabrication Process and Light-Trapping Performance Study of Ultrathin Silicon-Based Solar Cells with Embedded ZnO/Au Heterojunction Nanostructures.

Le Cao, Jin Zhuo, Tangyou Sun, Pengyuan Wang, Qiaonian Xu

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Le CaoSchool of Information Technology, Wuwei Vocational and Technical University, Wuwei 733000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9837-0338

Jin ZhuoSchool of Aeronautical Electrical Engineering, Zhangjiajie Aviation Industry Vocational and Technical College, Zhangjiajie 427000, China.

Tangyou SunGuangxi Key Laboratory of Precision Navigation Technology and Application, School of Information and Communication, Guilin University of Electronic Technology (GUET), Guilin 541004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9971-3793

Pengyuan WangSchool of Information Technology, Wuwei Vocational and Technical University, Wuwei 733000, China.

Qiaonian XuSchool of Information Technology, Wuwei Vocational and Technical University, Wuwei 733000, China.

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This research was funded by Innovation Fund Project for University Teachers of Gansu 312 Province No. 2025B-496

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Owing to the excellent performance of zinc oxide materials under ultraviolet light, this paper proposes a process for fabricating ZnO/Au heterojunction nanostructures on the surface of silicon-based solar cells using anodic aluminum oxide as the template, ultimately resulting in a novel silicon-based solar cell with an embedded ZnO/Au nanostructure array. Through model optimization and analysis of the solar cells, it is found that compared with silicon-based solar cells with double grating nanostructures, silicon-based solar cells with surface silicon nanostructure arrays prepared by similar processes, and traditional planar silicon-based solar cells, the light absorption efficiency of the proposed solar cell structure is improved by 13.2%, 35.01%, and 63.78%, respectively; its short-circuit current density and power conversion efficiency reach 40 mA/cm

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AAOlight absorption abilitysilicon-based solar cellszinc oxide nanostructures

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PMID41677541

DOI10.3390/nano16030192

PMCPMC12899689

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