Efficient light-trapping nanostructures in thin silicon solar cells

We examine light-trapping in thin crystalline silicon periodic nanostructures for solar cell applications. Using group theory, we show that light-trapping can be improved over a broad band when structural mirror symmetry is broken. This finding allows us to obtain surface nanostructures with an abso...

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Main Authors: Han, Sang Eon (Contributor), Mavrokefalos, Anastassios (Author), Branham, Matthew Sanders (Contributor), Chen, Gang (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, 2013-04-04T19:23:52Z.
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