Optimization and analysis of 3D nanostructures for power-density enhancement in ultra-thin photovoltaics under oblique illumination

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Shen, Bing ^a   Wang, Peng ^a   Menon, Rajesh ^a  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOSTRUCTURES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

3-D NANOSTRUCTURES; ANGLES OF INCIDENCE; APPROPRIATE DESIGNS; AZIMUTHAL ANGLE; NANO-STRUCTURED; OBLIQUE ILLUMINATION; OPTIMIZED DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES;

OPTIMIZATION; NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84896371033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.00A311     Document Type: Conference Paper

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