Title :
Giving photovoltaics the green light: Plasmon-enhanced upconversion for broadband solar absorption
Author :
Dionne, Jennifer A. ; Atre, Ashwin ; Alaeian, Hadisheh ; Garcia, Aitzol
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
Reducing transmission losses in photovoltaics is essential for realizing highly efficient power conversion. Here we describe a cell that achieves near unity absorption of above-bandgap light and a broadband response to subbandgap light via plasmon-enhanced upconversion.
Keywords :
solar absorber-convertors; solar cells; broadband solar absorption; photovoltaics; plasmon-enhanced upconversion; power conversion; transmission losses; Absorption; Lattices; Materials; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110619
