Title :
Limits on nanophotonic solar cell light trapping in the presence of parasitic losses
Author :
Raman, Ashok ; Shanhui Fan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We rigorously determine the effect of parasitic loss on the achievable absorption enhancement in nanophotonic, plasmonic light trapping schemes. We show that, even in the presence of parasitic loss, opportunities exist to exceed conventional limits.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; optical losses; radiation pressure; solar cells; absorption enhancement; nanophotonic solar cell light trapping; parasitic losses; plasmonic light trapping schemes; Absorption; Damping; Materials; Metals; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
