Arrays of bioinspired compound lenses for solar cells

Francesco Chiadini; Vincenzo Fiumara; Antonio Scaglione; Akhlesh Lakhtakia

doi:10.1117/12.912845

Arrays of bioinspired compound lenses for solar cells

Francesco Chiadini, Vincenzo Fiumara, Antonio Scaglione, Akhlesh Lakhtakia

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Investigating the use of prismatic lenses with cross-sectional shapes inspired by the apposition compound eyes of some dipterans, we found through numerical simulations that the exposed surfaces of silicon solar cells should be textured as arrays of bioinspired compound lenses (BCLs) in order to improve performance. We used a ray-tracing algorithm to evaluate the light-coupling efficiency over a large wavelength range of the solar spectrum. Thus, the array configuration maximizing the light-coupling was determined. Results show that the light-coupling efficiency can be enhanced by at least 16% with respect to that of a silicon cell with a flat surface.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912845
State	Published - May 14 2012
Event	Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication 2012 - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Mar 12 2012 → Mar 15 2012

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8339
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	3/12/12 → 3/15/12

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Chiadini, F, Fiumara, V, Scaglione, A & Lakhtakia, A 2012, Arrays of bioinspired compound lenses for solar cells. in Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication 2012., 83390D, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 8339, Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication 2012, San Diego, CA, United States, 3/12/12. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912845

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