• DocumentCode
    2749341
  • Title

    Giving photovoltaics the green light: Plasmon-enhanced upconversion for broadband solar absorption

  • Author

    Dionne, Jennifer A. ; Atre, Ashwin ; Alaeian, Hadisheh ; Garcia, Aitzol

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    447
  • Lastpage
    448
  • Abstract
    Reducing transmission losses in photovoltaics is essential for realizing highly efficient power conversion. Here we describe a cell that achieves near unity absorption of above-bandgap light and a broadband response to subbandgap light via plasmon-enhanced upconversion.
  • Keywords
    solar absorber-convertors; solar cells; broadband solar absorption; photovoltaics; plasmon-enhanced upconversion; power conversion; transmission losses; Absorption; Lattices; Materials; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110619
  • Filename
    6110619
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2749341