Multi-resonant absorption in ultra-thin silicon solar cells with metallic nanowires

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 103, 2013, Pages A372-A381

  Massiot, Inés ^a   Colin, Clément ^a,b   Sauvan, Christophe ^c   Lalanne, Philippe ^c   Cabarrocas, Pere Rocai ^d   Pelouard, Jean Luc ^a   Collin, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^b 6 quai Watier   (France)

^c Laboratoire Photonique   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DES INTERFACES ET DES COUCHES MINCES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

FABRY-PEROT RESONANCES; GRATING COUPLING; GUIDED MODES; LIGHT-TRAPPING; METALLIC NANOWIRES; RESONANT STRUCTURES; TM POLARIZATION; ULTRA-THIN;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84878526955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.00A372     Document Type: Article

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