Title :
Perfect sunlight absorption in iron oxide photoanode
Author :
Ken Xingze Wang ; Zongfu Yu ; Liu, Victor ; Brongersma, Mark ; Jaramillo, Thomas ; Shanhui Fan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We design a novel core-shell nanocone structure that allows full absorption of sunlight in an iron oxide photoanode. The photocurrent approaches 12.5mA/cm2 within an iron oxide thickness of 20nm, verified by full-field electromagnetic simulation.
Keywords :
iron compounds; nanostructured materials; photoconductivity; sunlight; core-shell nanocone structure; full-field electromagnetic simulation; iron oxide photoanode; perfect sunlight absorption; photocurrent; Absorption; Educational institutions; Iron; Materials; Nanostructures; Photoconductivity; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
