DocumentCode
159306
Title
Photonic design for silicon photovoltaics
Author
Kosten, Emily ; Callahan, Dennis ; Horowitz, Kelsey W. ; Pala, Ragip ; Atwater, Harry A.
Author_Institution
Thomas J. Watson Labs. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
27-29 Aug. 2014
Firstpage
120
Lastpage
121
Abstract
We describe photonic design approaches for silicon photovoltaics including i) trapezoidal broadband light trapping structures ii) broadband light trapping with photonic crystal superlattices iii) III-V/Si nanowire arrays designed for broadband light trapping.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical arrays; optical design techniques; optical multilayers; photonic crystals; photovoltaic cells; radiation pressure; silicon; superlattices; GaAs-Si; III-V/Si nanowire arrays; photonic crystal superlattices; photonic design; silicon photovoltaics; trapezoidal broadband light trapping structures; Absorption; Broadband communication; Light trapping; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Superlattices; Wires;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2014 IEEE 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Paris
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-2282-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/Group4.2014.6961956
Filename
6961956
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