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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2014 IEEE 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2282-6
DOI :
10.1109/Group4.2014.6961956
