Polarization-diverse broadband absorption enhancement in thin-film photovoltaic devices using long-pitch metallic gratings

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1934-1939

  Liu, Yifen ^a   Kim, Jaeyoun ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; POLARIZATION; RESONANCE;

ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; BROADBAND ABSORPTION; COMBINED EFFECT; DUTY CYCLES; ENHANCEMENT EFFECTS; FABRY-PEROT RESONANCES; GRATING PITCH; GUIDED MODES; METALLIC GRATINGS; PLASMONIC; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 79961062115     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.001934     Document Type: Article

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