Advances in Plasmonic Light Trapping in Thin-Film Solar Photovoltaic Devices

Solar Cell Nanotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 241-269

  Gwamuri, J ^a   Guney D O ^a   Pearce, J M ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Light trapping; Metamaterials; Optical enhancement; Perfect absorbers; Photovoltaic; Plasmonic nanostructures; Plasmonic solar cells; Plasmonics; Solar energy; Solar photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIGHT; METAMATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PLASMONIC METAMATERIALS; PLASMONICS; PLASMONS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

LIGHT-TRAPPING; OPTICAL ENHANCEMENTS; PERFECT ABSORBER; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES; PLASMONIC SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 85015346744     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118845721.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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