Imperfectly geometric shapes of nanograting structures as solar absorbers with superior performance for solar cells

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Nguyen Huu, Nghia ^a,b   Cada, Michael ^a   Pištora, Jaromír ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b VSB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GEOMETRY; SILICON; SOLAR ABSORBERS;

ANGLES OF INCIDENCE; GRATING PERIODS; IMPERFECT STRUCTURES; NANO-GRATING STRUCTURES; PERIODIC DEFECTS; POYNTING VECTOR DISTRIBUTIONS; PRACTICAL GUIDELINES; SUBWAVELENGTH GRATING;

DEFECTS;

EID: 84896357544     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.00A282     Document Type: Conference Paper

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