Upper bounds for the solar energy harvesting efficiency of nano-antennas

Nano Energy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 494-502

  Vandenbosch, Guy A E ^a   Ma, Zhongkun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Energy harvesting; Nano antenna; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL ENERGY; FREE SPACES; INCIDENT LIGHT; KEY PARAMETERS; NANO-ANTENNA; POWER HARVESTING; RADIATION EFFICIENCY; TOTAL EFFICIENCY; UPPER BOUND;

DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84860469878     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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