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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Series
Nanofabrication and its Application in Renewable Energy
By
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry
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Edited by
Gang Zhang;
Gang Zhang
High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Singapore
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Navin Manjooran
Navin Manjooran
Siemens Corporate Technology, USA
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Hardback ISBN:
978-1-84973-640-4
PDF ISBN:
978-1-78262-338-0
EPUB ISBN:
978-1-78262-131-7
Special Collection:
2014 ebook collection
,
ECCC Environmental eBooks 1968-2022
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2011-2015 materials and nanoscience subject collection
Series:
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
No. of Pages:
225
Publication date:
20 Mar 2014
Book Chapter
CHAPTER 2: Nanophotonic Light Trapping Theory for Photovoltaics
By
Zongfu Yu
;
Zongfu Yu
Department of Electrical Engineering and Ginzton Lab, Stanford University
Stanford, CA
94305
zyu54@wisc.eduDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin
Madison WI
53706
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Aaswath Raman
;
Aaswath Raman
Department of Electrical Engineering and Ginzton Lab, Stanford University
Stanford, CA
94305
zyu54@wisc.edu
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Shanhui Fan
Shanhui Fan
Department of Electrical Engineering and Ginzton Lab, Stanford University
Stanford, CA
94305
zyu54@wisc.edu
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Published:20 Mar 2014
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Special Collection: 2014 ebook collection , ECCC Environmental eBooks 1968-2022 , 2011-2015 materials and nanoscience subject collectionSeries: Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Citation
Z. Yu, A. Raman, and S. Fan, in Nanofabrication and its Application in Renewable Energy, ed. G. Zhang and N. Manjooran, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014, pp. 31-61.
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Photonics plays an increasingly important role in the design of solar cells. Advanced optical designs at the nanoscale can enhance light-matter interaction and increase sunlight absorption. This technique is generally referred to as light trapping. Light trapping helps to reduce the material cost of solar cells. More importantly, it improves the collection efficiency of photo-generated carriers. This chapter will review the general nanophotonic light trapping theory developed by the authors.
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