Broadband management of light using nanophotonics for solar and thermal applications

Summary form only given. There is enormous potential for the use of nanophotonics in solar and thermal applications. In this talk, we show that one can use nanophotonic approach to enhance both the voltage and the current of the solar cells. We also show one can use nanophotonics effectively for a number of emerging thermal applications, including both novel approach for radiative cooling in the far field, and active control of heat flow in the near field.