Abstract
An optimized graded-refractive-index (GRIN) antireflection (AR) coating with broadband and omnidirectional characteristics—as desired for solar cell applications—designed by a genetic algorithm is presented. The optimized three-layer GRIN AR coating consists of a dense and two nanoporous layers fabricated using oblique-angle deposition. The normal incidence reflectance of the three-layer GRIN AR coating averaged between 400 and is 3.9%, which is 37% lower than that of a conventional single-layer coating. Furthermore, measured reflection over the range and wide incident angles 40°–80° is reduced by 73% in comparison with the single-layer coating, clearly showing enhanced omnidirectionality and broadband characteristics of the optimized three-layer GRIN AR coating.
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