DocumentCode
688973
Title
Limits on nanophotonic solar cell light trapping in the presence of parasitic losses
Author
Raman, Ashok ; Shanhui Fan
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We rigorously determine the effect of parasitic loss on the achievable absorption enhancement in nanophotonic, plasmonic light trapping schemes. We show that, even in the presence of parasitic loss, opportunities exist to exceed conventional limits.
Keywords
nanophotonics; optical losses; radiation pressure; solar cells; absorption enhancement; nanophotonic solar cell light trapping; parasitic losses; plasmonic light trapping schemes; Absorption; Damping; Materials; Metals; Plasmons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833353
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