Modeling light trap** in nanostructured solar cells

VE Ferry, A Polman, HA Atwater - ACS nano, 2011 - ACS Publications
The integration of nanophotonic and plasmonic structures with solar cells offers the ability to
control and confine light in nanoscale dimensions. These nanostructures can be used to …

[HTML][HTML] The Shockley–Queisser limit and the conversion efficiency of silicon-based solar cells

AR Zanatta - Results in Optics, 2022 - Elsevier
According to some estimates, every hour, Sun provides planet Earth with more energy than
humankind consumes in a whole year. Part of this energy has been essential to ensure …

Daytime radiative cooling with silica fiber network

RA Yalçın, E Blandre, K Joulain, J Drévillon - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Daytime radiative cooling under sunlight can be achieved by embedding micro-sized
objects into a binder. In the present article, by carrying out a numerical study of daytime …

Nanoporous polymer reflectors for organic solar cells

S Yu, B Guo, S Johnsen, G Wiegand… - Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their high transparency, electrodes fabricated from conductive polymers are often
implemented in semitransparent organic solar cells. Opaque solar cells usually employ …

[HTML][HTML] Combined plasmonic and dielectric rear reflectors for enhanced photocurrent in solar cells

A Basch, FJ Beck, T Söderström, S Varlamov… - Applied physics …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
A doubling of the photocurrent due to light trap** is demonstrated by the combination of
silver nanoparticles with a highly reflective back scatterer fabricated by Snow Globe Coating …

Light management for enhanced efficiency of textured n–i–p type amorphous silicon solar cell

SM Iftiquar, J Jung, C Shin, H Park, J Park… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2015 - Elsevier
Solar cell with textured front surface and back reflector, show enhanced current density due
to improved light management. We investigated n–i–p type amorphous silicon solar cells …