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The Equations and Optical Parameters of Antireflective Multilayers: A Literature Review

Awa Dieye, Alassane Diaw, Modou Pilor, Oumar A. Nissea, El Hadji Abdoulaye Niass, Nacire Mbengue, Moulaye Diagne, Bassirou Ba
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jas.v17.n2.p1
Abstract
In this paper, the study is focused on the anti-reflection coatings on silicon solar cells and monocrystalline solar cells. The impact of optical parameters such as refractive index on the reflectivity as well as the impact of the as well as the impact of the diffusion length of the carriers was studied. The calculations performed according to the transfer matrices on the stacking of layers through the diopters have allowed establishing simulations for antireflective multilayer coatings. In our study, the reference wavelength was chosen equal to l= 700 nm, which gives us an optimal refractive index of silicon (n = 3.7838) corresponding to a reflectivity at the surface of 33%. To reduce this high reflectivity, the coating of the surface is a technique used to improve the transmission of the incident luminous flux in the active material and light flux in the active material which is silicon.
Keywords
Anti-reflective coating, single layer, multi-layer, reflection, refractive index
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