In this paper, the influence of one-dimensional photonic crystal back reflectors on performance improvement of silicon solar cells has been investigated. Solar radiation has much intensity in the visible and infrared regime, thus we have designed the back reflector PCs to operate in the desired wavelength band. Finally, the improvement of efficiency of the solar cell has been achieved.

Keywords: Solar cell, Photonic crystals, Absorption enhancement, Efficiency enhancement of solar cell.

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