Unconventional techniques to benefit from the low-cost and high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells can lead to new device capabilities and engineering prospects. Here, a nature-inspired spherical solar cell is demonstrated, which is capable of capturing light three-dimensionally. The proposed cell architecture is based on monocrystalline silicon and is fabricated using a corrugation technique. The spherical cell shows an increase in power output by up to 101% with respect to a traditional flat cell with the same projection area using different reflective materials. Finally, the spherical cell shows advantages in terms of enhanced heat dissipation and reduced dust accumulation over conventional cells.

受益于低成本和高效率的单晶硅太阳能电池的非常规技术可以带来新的器件功能和工程前景。在此，说明了一种自然灵感的球形太阳能电池，它能够三维捕获光。所提出的电池架构基于单晶硅，并使用波纹技术制造。相对于使用不同反射材料的相同投影面积的传统扁平电池，球形电池显示的功率输出增加了101％。最后，与常规电池相比，球形电池在增强散热和减少灰尘堆积方面显示出优势。