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- This study explores solar cell anti-reflection coatings designed to produce specific colors when illuminated by sunlight.
- It successfully demonstrates that these patterned coatings can achieve significant color contrast while allowing high light transmission.
- Using models and practical testing, the research verifies how these coatings can improve the photocurrent generation in silicon solar cells, culminating in the creation of a patterned sample with effective performance and appealing aesthetics.
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In this work solar cell anti-reflection coatings tuned to give a specific hue under solar illumination are investigated. We demonstrate that it is possible to form patterned coatings with large color contrast and high transmittance. We use colorimetric and thin film optics models to explore the relationship between the color and performance of bilayer anti-reflection coatings on Si, and predict the photocurrent generation from an example Si solar cell. The colorimetric predictions were verified by measuring a series of coatings deposited on Si substrates. Finally, a patterned Si sample was produced using a simple, low-cost photolithography procedure to selectively etch only the top layer of a bilayer coating to demonstrate a high-performance anti-reflection coating with strong color contrast.
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