• DocumentCode
    2232301
  • Title

    Simulations of silicon nanowire arrays for photovoltaics — More absorption with less silicon

  • Author

    Sturmberg, Björn C P ; Dossou, K.B. ; Botten, L.C. ; Asatryan, A.A. ; Poulton, C.G. ; De Sterke, C. Martijn ; McPhedran, R.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Using a novel numerical method we calculate the energy absorption of a silicon nanowire array, for photovoltaics. We show that dilute arrays deliver optimal integrated absorption on a per-silicon-volume basis, and identify the enhancement mechanism.
  • Keywords
    absorption; elemental semiconductors; nanowires; silicon; solar cell arrays; Si; energy absorption; numerical method; optimal integrated absorption; photovoltaic cells; silicon nanowire array simulation; Absorption; Lattices; Periodic structures; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950319
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2232301