Two-dimensional plasmonic nanosurface for photovoltaics

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Polemi, Alessia ^a   Shuford, Kevin L ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PROPERTY; ARRAY ELEMENTS; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; LIGHT-TRAPPING; METAL FILM; NANOELEMENTS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL GRATINGS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PLASMONIC; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; SILICON FILMS; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SOLAR SPECTRUM; STRUCTURE DESIGN; SURFACE CORRUGATIONS;

METALLIC FILMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLASMONS;

TWO DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84859357744     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3667194     Document Type: Article

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