TY - JOUR
T1 - Simulation and analysis of prismatic bioinspired compound lenses for solar cells
AU - Chiadini, Francesco
AU - Fiumara, Vincenzo
AU - Scaglione, Antonio
AU - Lakhtakia, Akhlesh
PY - 2010/6/4
Y1 - 2010/6/4
N2 - Inspired by the apposition compound eyes of many dipterans, we formulated a fractal scheme to design prismatic lenses to improve the performance of silicon solar cells. We simulated the absorption of light, both directly illuminating and diffuse, using the geometrical-optics approximation. We found that properly designed bioinspired compound lenses (BCLs) can significantly improve the light-harvesting capabilities of silicon solar cells. The degree of improvement will depend on the material chosen to make the BCLs as well as the operating conditions.
AB - Inspired by the apposition compound eyes of many dipterans, we formulated a fractal scheme to design prismatic lenses to improve the performance of silicon solar cells. We simulated the absorption of light, both directly illuminating and diffuse, using the geometrical-optics approximation. We found that properly designed bioinspired compound lenses (BCLs) can significantly improve the light-harvesting capabilities of silicon solar cells. The degree of improvement will depend on the material chosen to make the BCLs as well as the operating conditions.
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U2 - 10.1088/1748-3182/5/2/026002
DO - 10.1088/1748-3182/5/2/026002
M3 - Article
C2 - 20479523
AN - SCOPUS:77952931011
SN - 1748-3182
VL - 5
JO - Bioinspiration and Biomimetics
JF - Bioinspiration and Biomimetics
IS - 2
M1 - 026002
ER -