DocumentCode
689605
Title
Optical absorption enhancement in partially aperiodic silicon nanohole structures for photovoltaics
Author
Chenxi Lin ; Martinez, Luis Javier ; Povinelli, Michelle L.
Author_Institution
Ming Hsieh Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report the fabrication and absorption measurement of silicon membranes patterned with partially aperiodic nanohole structures. Measurement results agree well with simulations and show enhanced absorption in partially aperiodic structures compared to simple periodic arrays.
Keywords
absorption coefficients; electro-optical effects; membranes; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical arrays; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical variables measurement; photovoltaic effects; silicon; Si; absorption measurement; enhanced absorption; optical absorption enhancement; partially aperiodic silicon nanohole structures; photovoltaics; silicon membrane fabrication; simple periodic arrays; Absorption; Nanostructures; Periodic structures; Photovoltaic systems; Scanning electron microscopy; Silicon;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833992
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