• DocumentCode
    521480
  • Title

    Fundamental limit of nanophotonic light-trapping in solar cells

  • Author

    Yu, Zongfu ; Raman, Aaswath ; Fan, Shanhui

  • Author_Institution
    Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We use a rigorous electromagnetic approach to develop a light-trapping theory, which reveals that the standard limit developed by Yablonovitch can be substantially surpassed in nanophotonic regimes, opening new avenues for highly efficient solar cells.
  • Keywords
    Absorption; Electromagnetic coupling; Lattices; Light scattering; Nanostructures; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photovoltaic cells; Refractive index; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5501102
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=521480