Title :
Semi-transparent and colored photovoltaic structures by using ultra-thin a-Si
Author :
Jae Yong Lee ; Kyu-Tae Lee ; Sungyong Seo ; Guo, L. Jay
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
We exploit optical resonance in an ultra-thin (6 to 31 nm) undoped amorphous silicon/organic hybrid photovoltaic (PV) structures that can produce semi-transparent transmissive colors insensitive to incidence angle of up to ±70° regardless of polarization.
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; building integrated photovoltaics; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; semiconductor thin films; silicon; solar cell arrays; Si; colored photovoltaic structures; incidence angle of; optical resonance; polarization; semi-transparent transmissive colors; semitransparent photovoltaic structures; ultrathin a-Si; undoped amorphous silicon-organic hybrid PV structures; Color; Green products; Image color analysis; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Photovoltaic systems;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
