Title :
Light trapping in plasmonic photovoltaics
Author :
Ferry, Vivian E.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Labs., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
Plasmonic and nanophotonic structures enable the manipulation and molding of light in nanoscale devices. These nanostructures are designed and integrated to achieve broadband photocurrent enhancement in ultrathin film photovoltaics.
Keywords :
solar cells; thin film devices; broadband photocurrent enhancement; light trapping; nanophotonic structures; nanoscale devices; plasmonic photovoltaics; plasmonic structures; ultrathin film photovoltaics; Absorption; Broadband communication; Charge carrier processes; Nanostructures; Photoconductivity; Photovoltaic cells; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358484
