• DocumentCode
    2229236
  • Title

    Dielectric nanostructures for broadband light trapping in organic solar cells

  • Author

    Raman, Aaswath ; Yu, Zongfu ; Fan, Shanhui

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We investigate broadband light trapping using only dielectric components to improve organic solar cell efficiency. We show that substantial absorption and photocurrent enhancement is possible using top-surface ITO gratings in these devices.
  • Keywords
    dielectric materials; light absorption; photoemission; radiation pressure; solar cells; broadband light trapping; dielectric nanostructures; organic solar cell; photocurrent enhancement; substantial absorption; Absorption; Charge carrier processes; Dielectrics; Gratings; Indium tin oxide; Photoconductivity; Photovoltaic cells;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950196