Title :
Modal formulation for scattering on the absorbing silicon nanowire arrays for photovoltaic applications
Author :
Dossou, Kokou B. ; Botten, Lindsay C. ; Asatryan, Ara A. ; Sturmberg, Björn C P ; Byrne, Michael A. ; Poulton, Christopher G. ; McPhedran, Ross C. ; De Sterke, C. Martijn
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Math. Sci., Univ. of Technol., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We develop a modal method for modeling the scattering off absorbing silicon nanowire arrays for photovoltaic applications. This semi-analytic approach allows the efficient, accurate calculation of absorption and gives insight into the absorption mechanism.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; light scattering; modal analysis; nanowires; silicon; solar cells; ultraviolet spectra; Si; absorption; modal formulation; nanowire arrays; photovoltaic; semi-analytic approach; Absorption; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Finite element methods; Lattices; Photovoltaic systems; Scattering; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
