Recent advances in antireflective surfaces based on nanostructure arrays

Broadband and Crack-Free Antireflection Coatings by Self-Assembled Moth Eye Patterns

(2014) Francesco Galeotti et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

ZnO Nanowire-Based Antireflective Coatings with Double-Nanotextured Surfaces

(2014) Jae Won Lee et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Carbon Nanotube-Based Tandem Absorber with Tunable Spectral Selectivity: Transition from Near-Perfect Blackbody Absorber to Solar Selective Absorber

(2014) N. Selvakumar et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Broadband antireflection and absorption enhancement of ultrathin silicon solar microcells enabled with density-graded surface nanostructures

(2014) Lesley Chan et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Optical and IR absorption of multilayer carbon nanowalls

(2014) Stanislav Evlashin et al.   CARBON

The hybrid concept for realization of an ultra-thin plasmonic metamaterial antireflection coating and plasmonic rainbow

(2014) M. Keshavarz Hedayati et al.   Nanoscale

Light management for photovoltaics using high-index nanostructures

(2014) Mark L. Brongersma et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Electrochemically synthesized broadband antireflective and hydrophobic GaOOH nanopillars for III-V InGaP/GaAs/Ge triple-junction solar cell applications

(2014) Jung Woo Leem et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Bio-inspired, sub-wavelength surface structures for ultra-broadband, omni-directional anti-reflection in the mid and far IR

(2014) Federico Lora Gonzalez et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Low-cost fabrication of large area sub-wavelength anti-reflective structures on polymer film using a soft PUA mold

(2014) Jie Zhang et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Bio-Inspired High-Performance Antireflection and Antifogging Polymer Films

(2014) Juan Li et al.   Small

Biologically Inspired Biophotonic Surfaces with Self-Antireflection

(2014) Young-Jae Oh et al.   Small

Fabrication of Antireflective Compound Eyes by Imprinting

(2013) Feifei Wu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Optimal Moth Eye Nanostructure Array on Transparent Glass Towards Broadband Antireflection

(2013) Seungmuk Ji et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Ultralow Reflection froma-Si Nanograss/Si Nanofrustum Double Layers

(2013) Srikanth Ravipati et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Highly efficient poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate)/Si hybrid solar cells with imprinted nanopyramid structures

(2013) Jheng-Yuan Chen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Effects of ZnO-nanostructure antireflection coatings on sulfurization-free Cu2ZnSnS4 absorber deposited by single-step co-sputtering process

(2013) Bao-Tang Jheng et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Robust and durable polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-based anti-reflective nanostructures with broadband quasi-omnidirectional properties

(2013) Hemant Kumar Raut et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Increased Light Extraction From GaN Light-Emitting Diodes by ${\rm SiN}_\rm x$ Compound Eyes

(2013) Eun Kyu Kang et al.   IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS

On the optical and morphological properties of microstructured Black Silicon obtained by cryogenic-enhanced plasma reactive ion etching

(2013) K. N. Nguyen et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Light extraction efficiency of GaN-based LEDs with non-periodic and periodic sub-wavelength structures

(2013) Jung-Hoon Song et al.   JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY

Broadband highly transparent sapphires with biomimetic antireflective compound submicrometer structures for optical and optoelectronic applications

(2013) Jung Woo Leem et al.   JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS

Fabrication of Broadband Antireflective Plasmonic Gold Nanocone Arrays on Flexible Polymer Films

(2013) Mana Toma et al.   NANO LETTERS

Buried Nanoantenna Arrays: Versatile Antireflection Coating

(2013) Ali Kabiri et al.   NANO LETTERS

Durable, superhydrophobic, antireflection, and low haze glass surfaces using scalable metal dewetting nanostructuring

(2013) Daniel Infante et al.   Nano Research

Enhanced broadband and omnidirectional performance of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells with ZnO functional nanotree arrays

(2013) Ming-Yang Hsieh et al.   Nanoscale

Dandelion-shaped nanostructures for enhancing omnidirectional photovoltaic performance

(2013) Shou-Yi Kuo et al.   Nanoscale

Biomimetic artificial Si compound eye surface structures with broadband and wide-angle antireflection properties for Si-based optoelectronic applications

(2013) Jung Woo Leem et al.   Nanoscale

Bio-inspired antireflective hetero-nanojunctions with enhanced photoactivity

(2013) Dianpeng Qi et al.   Nanoscale

Omnidirectional antireflection polymer films nanoimprinted by density-graded nanoporous silicon and image improvement in display panel

(2013) Yu-Hsuan Ho et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Photovoltaic electrical properties of aqueous grown ZnO antireflective nanostructure on Cu(In,Ga)Se_2 thin film solar cells

(2013) Yi-Chih Wang et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Antireflective surface structures in glass by self-assembly of SiO_2 nanoparticles and wet etching

(2013) Thomas Maier et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Transmittance enhancement of sapphires with antireflective subwavelength grating patterned UV polymer surface structures by soft lithography

(2013) Soo Hyun Lee et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Recent progress in antireflection and self-cleaning technology – From surface engineering to functional surfaces

(2013) Lin Yao et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Large scale antireflective glass texturing using grid contacts in anodization methods

(2013) Jaesung Son et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Carbon nanowalls: the next step for physical manifestation of the black body coating

(2013) V. A. Krivchenko et al.   Scientific Reports

Integration of antireflection and light diffraction in nature: a strategy for light trapping

(2013) Xinyue Zhang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Polymer thin films for antireflection coatings

(2013) Xiao Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Soft biomimetic tapered nanostructures for large-area antireflective surfaces and SERS sensing

(2013) Bihter Daglar et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

In situ Assembly of Raspberry- and Mulberry-like Silica Nanospheres toward Antireflective and Antifogging Coatings

(2012) Xiaoyu Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Hydrothermally Processed TiO2 Nanowire Electrodes with Antireflective and Electrochromic Properties

(2012) Jing-Zhi Chen et al.   ACS Nano

TiO2 Nanorod Arrays Sensitized with CdS Quantum Dots for Solar Cell Applications: Effects of Rod Geometry on Photoelectrochemical Performance

(2012) Jing Zhou et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Tapered and aperiodic silicon nanostructures with very low reflectance for solar hydrogen evolution

(2012) Siah Hong Tan et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Broadband and wide angle antireflection of sub-20 nm GaAs nanograss

(2012) Srikanth Ravipati et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Self-cleaning, broadband and quasi-omnidirectional antireflective structures based on mesocrystalline rutile TiO2 nanorod arrays

(2012) Jinguang Cai et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Graphene/semiconductor heterojunction solar cells with modulated antireflection and graphene work function

(2012) Yuxuan Lin et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Robustly nano-tailored honeycomb structure for high-throughput antireflection polymer films

(2012) Kiwoon Choi et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

A high density array of free standing alumina nanotubes aligned vertically on solid substrates in a large area

(2012) Seung Yun Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Biomimetic Antireflective Silicon Nanocones Array for Small Molecules Analysis

(2012) Yandong Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY

Absorption Enhancement in Ultrathin Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells with Antireflection and Light-Trapping Nanocone Gratings

(2012) Ken Xingze Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Hybrid Silicon Nanocone–Polymer Solar Cells

(2012) Sangmoo Jeong et al.   NANO LETTERS

Wavelength-Dependent Absorption in Structurally Tailored Randomly Branched Vertical Arrays of InSb Nanowires

(2012) Asaduzzaman Mohammad et al.   NANO LETTERS

Antireflective silica nanoparticle array directly deposited on flexible polymer substrates by chemical vapor deposition

(2012) Jungheum Yun et al.   Nanoscale

Porosification-reduced optical trapping of silicon nanostructures

(2012) Wai-Keung To et al.   Nanoscale

Improved antireflection properties of moth eye mimicking nanopillars on transparent glass: flat antireflection and color tuning

(2012) Seungmuk Ji et al.   Nanoscale

An efficient broadband and omnidirectional light-harvesting scheme employing a hierarchical structure based on a ZnO nanorod/Si3N4-coated Si microgroove on 5-inch single crystalline Si solar cells

(2012) Chin-An Lin et al.   Nanoscale

An 18.2%-efficient black-silicon solar cell achieved through control of carrier recombination in nanostructures

(2012) Jihun Oh et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Broadband and omnidirectional light harvesting enhancement of fluorescent SiC

(2012) Yiyu Ou et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Indium tin oxide subwavelength nanostructures with surface antireflection and superhydrophilicity for high-efficiency Si-based thin film solar cells

(2012) Jung Woo Leem et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Wafer-scale highly-transparent and superhydrophilic sapphires for high-performance optics

(2012) Jung Woo Leem et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Antireflective disordered subwavelength structure on GaAs using spin-coated Ag ink mask

(2012) Chan Il Yeo et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Ultra-low reflection porous silicon nanowires for solar cell applications

(2012) A. Najar et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Enhanced power generation in concentrated photovoltaics using broadband antireflective coverglasses with moth eye structures

(2012) Young Min Song et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Experimental and simulation studies of anti-reflection sub-micron conical structures on a GaAs substrate

(2012) Yeeu-Chang Lee et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Enhanced broadband and omni-directional performance of polycrystalline Si solar cells by using discrete multilayer antireflection coatings

(2012) Seung Jae Oh et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

A close to unity and all-solar-spectrum absorption by ion-sputtering induced Si nanocone arrays

(2012) Ying Qiu et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Omnidirectional luminescence enhancement of fluorescent SiC via pseudoperiodic antireflective subwavelength structures

(2012) Yiyu Ou et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Study of the photoconductive ZnO UV detector based on the electrically floated nanowire array

(2012) Yongning He et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Nanostructure Formation and Passivation of Large-Area Black Silicon for Solar Cell Applications

(2012) Yaoping Liu et al.   Small

Ultra-High Optical Absorption Efficiency from the Ultraviolet to the Infrared Using Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Ensembles

(2012) Anupama B. Kaul et al.   Small

Disordered submicron structures integrated on glass substrate for broadband absorption enhancement of thin-film solar cells

(2012) Young Min Song et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Broadband and omnidirectional anti-reflection layer for III/V multi-junction solar cells

(2012) Silke L. Diedenhofen et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

An efficient light-harvesting scheme using SiO2 nanorods for InGaN multiple quantum well solar cells

(2012) C.H. Ho et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Compact Anemometer Using Silver-Coated Fiber Bragg Grating

(2012) Xinyong Dong et al.   IEEE Photonics Journal

Optical Absorption Enhancement in Freestanding GaAs Thin Film Nanopyramid Arrays

(2012) Dong Liang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Broadband antireflection silicon carbide surface by self-assembled nanopatterned reactive-ion etching

(2012) Yiyu Ou et al.   Optical Materials Express

Silicon nanowires for photovoltaic applications: The progress and challenge

(2012) Tao Song et al.   Nano Energy

Strong Geometrical Dependence of the Absorption of Light in Arrays of Semiconductor Nanowires

(2011) Silke L. Diedenhofen et al.   ACS Nano

Ultra-High-Responsivity Broadband Detection of Si Metal–Semiconductor–Metal Schottky Photodetectors Improved by ZnO Nanorod Arrays

(2011) Dung-Sheng Tsai et al.   ACS Nano

Broadband Optical Antireflection Enhancement by Integrating Antireflective Nanoislands with Silicon Nanoconical-Frustum Arrays

(2011) Haesung Park et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Superhydrophobic nanostructured silicon surfaces with controllable broadband reflectance

(2011) Seong J. Cho et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Antireflective properties of disordered Si SWSs with hydrophobic surface by thermally dewetted Pt nanomask patterns for Si-based solar cells

(2011) Jung Woo Leem et al.   CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS

Nanowire arrays with controlled structure profiles for maximizing optical collection efficiency

(2011) Hung-Chih Chang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Light scattering by nanostructured anti-reflection coatings

(2011) Yen-Chun Chao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Anti-reflective coatings: A critical, in-depth review

(2011) Hemant Kumar Raut et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Multilayer Assembly of Nanowire Arrays for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

(2011) Chengkun Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Nanoforest of Hydrothermally Grown Hierarchical ZnO Nanowires for a High Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

(2011) Seung Hwan Ko et al.   NANO LETTERS

Fabrication of large area high density, ultra-low reflection silicon nanowire arrays for efficient solar cell applications

(2011) Subramani Thiyagu et al.   Nano Research

Fabrication of GaAs subwavelength structure (SWS) for solar cell applications

(2011) Byung-Jae Kim et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Broadband antireflection and absorption enhancement by forming nano-patterned Si structures for solar cells

(2011) Y. Liu et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Maskless laser tailoring of conical pillar arrays for antireflective biomimetic surfaces

(2011) Lei Wang et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Biomimetic microlens array with antireflective “moth-eye” surface

(2011) Doo-Hyun Ko et al.   Soft Matter

Preparation of hybrid silicon wire and planar solar cells having ZnO antireflection coating by all-solution processes

(2011) Seong-Ho Baek et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Silver catalyzed nano-texturing of silicon surfaces for solar cell applications

(2011) Sanjay K. Srivastava et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Hybridizing ZnO Nanowires with Micropyramid Silicon Wafers as Superhydrophobic High-Efficiency Solar Cells

(2011) Yan Liu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Nano-tailoring the Surface Structure for the Monolithic High-Performance Antireflection Polymer Film

(2010) Kiwoon Choi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Improved light extraction efficiency of white organic light-emitting devices by biomimetic antireflective surfaces

(2010) Yunfeng Li et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Growth of Aligned Single-Crystalline Rutile TiO2 Nanowires on Arbitrary Substrates and Their Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

(2010) Akshay Kumar et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

ZnO Pyramidal Arrays: Novel Functionality in Antireflection

(2010) Yongshu Tian et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

CdS Quantum Dots-Sensitized TiO2 Nanorod Array on Transparent Conductive Glass Photoelectrodes

(2010) Hua Wang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Anti-reflecting and photonic nanostructures

(2010) S. Chattopadhyay et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS

Very Black Infrared Detector from Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes and Electric-Field Poling of Lithium Tantalate

(2010) John Lehman et al.   NANO LETTERS

Biomimetic corrugated silicon nanocone arrays for self-cleaning antireflection coatings

(2010) Yandong Wang et al.   Nano Research

Antireflective surfaces based on biomimetic nanopillared arrays

(2010) Yunfeng Li et al.   Nano Today

Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices

(2010) Harry A. Atwater et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Bioinspired Parabola Subwavelength Structures for Improved Broadband Antireflection

(2010) Young Min Song et al.   Small

Antireflective characteristics of disordered GaAs subwavelength structures by thermally dewetted Au nanoparticles

(2010) J.W. Leem et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Efficiency Enhancement of GaAs Photovoltaics Employing Antireflective Indium Tin Oxide Nanocolumns

(2009) Peichen Yu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Broad-band and Omnidirectional Antireflection Coatings Based on Semiconductor Nanorods

(2009) Silke L. Diedenhofen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Broadband and omnidirectional antireflection from conductive indium-tin-oxide nanocolumns prepared by glancing-angle deposition with nitrogen

(2009) C. H. Chang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Bioinspired silicon hollow-tip arrays for high performance broadband anti-reflective and water-repellent coatings

(2009) Yunfeng Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Simple Approach to Wafer-Scale Self-Cleaning Antireflective Silicon Surfaces

(2009) Dianpeng Qi et al.   LANGMUIR

Morphology and Wettability Control of Silicon Cone Arrays Using Colloidal Lithography

(2009) Xuemin Zhang et al.   LANGMUIR

Nanodome Solar Cells with Efficient Light Management and Self-Cleaning

(2009) Jia Zhu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Long vertically aligned titania nanotubes on transparent conducting oxide for highly efficient solar cells

(2009) Oomman K. Varghese et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

A black body absorber from vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes

(2009) K. Mizuno et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Light-Extraction Enhancement of GaInN Light-Emitting Diodes by Graded-Refractive-Index Indium Tin Oxide Anti-Reflection Contact

(2008) J. K. Kim et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Enhanced light output of GaN-based light-emitting diodes with ZnO nanorod arrays

(2008) Sung Jin An et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Biomimetic Interfaces for High-Performance Optics in the Deep-UV Light Range

(2008) Theobald Lohmüller et al.   NANO LETTERS

ZnO Nanostructures as Efficient Antireflection Layers in Solar Cells

(2008) Yun-Ju Lee et al.   NANO LETTERS

Optical Absorption Enhancement in Amorphous Silicon Nanowire and Nanocone Arrays

(2008) Jia Zhu et al.   NANO LETTERS