Metal assisted catalyzed etched (MACE) black Si: optics and device physics

0.76% absolute efficiency increase for screen-printed multicrystalline silicon solar cells with nanostructures by reactive ion etching

(2016) Wen-Hua Chen et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Hybrid Metal–Semiconductor Nanostructure for Ultrahigh Optical Absorption and Low Electrical Resistance at Optoelectronic Interfaces

(2015) Vijay K. Narasimhan et al.   ACS Nano

High efficiency heterojunction solar cells on n-type kerfless mono crystalline silicon wafers by epitaxial growth

(2015) Eiji Kobayashi et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Black silicon solar cells with interdigitated back-contacts achieve 22.1% efficiency

(2015) Hele Savin et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

18.45%-Efficient Multi-Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells with Novel Nanoscale Pseudo-Pyramid Texture

(2014) Xiaoya Ye et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Black silicon: fabrication methods, properties and solar energy applications

(2014) Xiaogang Liu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Efficient nanostructured ‘black’ silicon solar cell by copper-catalyzed metal-assisted etching

(2014) Fatima Toor et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Review of the Potential of the Ni/Cu Plating Technique for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

(2014) Atteq Rehman et al.   Materials

Cicada-inspired cell-instructive nanopatterned arrays

(2014) Ting Diu et al.   Scientific Reports

Black Silicon Photovoltaics

(2014) Martin Otto et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

New Stress Activation Method for Kerfless Silicon Wafering Using Ag/Al and Epoxy Stress-Inducing Layers

(2014) Pierre Bellanger et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Design and fabrication of broadband ultralow reflectivity black Si surfaces by laser micro/nanoprocessing

(2014) Jing Yang et al.   Light-Science & Applications

Effective lifetimes exceeding 300 μs in gettered p-type epitaxial kerfless silicon for photovoltaics

(2013) D. M. Powell et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Fabrication and assembly of ultrathin high-efficiency silicon solar microcells integrating electrical passivation and anti-reflection coatings

(2013) Yuan Yao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Large-Area Free-Standing Ultrathin Single-Crystal Silicon as Processable Materials

(2013) Shuang Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

The electrical and microstructural properties of electroplated screen-printed Ag metal contacts in crystalline silicon solar cells

(2013) P. Narayanan Vinod   RSC Advances

Crystalline silicon photovoltaics: a cost analysis framework for determining technology pathways to reach baseload electricity costs

(2012) D. M. Powell et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Hybrid Plasmonic Structures: Design and Fabrication by Laser Means

(2012) Le Xu et al.   IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS

Light trapping in solar cells: When does a Lambertian scatterer scatter Lambertianly?

(2012) Corsin Battaglia et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Design Principles for Photovoltaic Devices Based on Si Nanowires with Axial or Radial p–n Junctions

(2012) Joseph D. Christesen et al.   NANO LETTERS

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

(2012) Ken Xingze Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Efficient Light Trapping in Inverted Nanopyramid Thin Crystalline Silicon Membranes for Solar Cell Applications

(2012) Anastassios Mavrokefalos et al.   NANO LETTERS

Porosification-reduced optical trapping of silicon nanostructures

(2012) Wai-Keung To 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

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

(2012) Yaoping Liu et al.   Small

Natural Bactericidal Surfaces: Mechanical Rupture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cells by Cicada Wings

(2012) Elena P. Ivanova et al.   Small

Effect of nanotextured back reflectors on light trapping in flexible silicon thin-film solar cells

(2012) Jun-Sik Cho et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

A novel silver nanoparticle assisted texture as broadband antireflection coating for solar cell applications

(2012) Hongtao Cui et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Broadband omnidirectional antireflection coating based on subwavelength surface Mie resonators

(2012) P. Spinelli et al.   Nature Communications

Influence of Surface Topography on the Glass Coverage in the Contact Formation of Silver Screen-Printed Si Solar Cells

(2012) Enrique Cabrera et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Multi-scale surface texture to improve blue response of nanoporous black silicon solar cells

(2011) Fatima Toor et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Ultra high-density silicon nanowires for extremely low reflection in visible regime

(2011) Ting-Hang Pei et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Fabrication of n-Type Mesoporous Silicon Nanowires by One-Step Etching

(2011) Wai-Keung To et al.   NANO LETTERS

Realization of effective light trapping and omnidirectional antireflection in smooth surface silicon nanowire arrays

(2011) W Q Xie et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Optimal design of aperiodic, vertical silicon nanowire structures for photovoltaics

(2011) Chenxi Lin et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Efficient light trapping in silicon solar cells by ultrafast-laser-induced self-assembled micro/nano structures

(2011) Barada K. Nayak et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

The investigation of one step annealing for plated Ni/Cu contact solar cells

(2011) Jae-Doo Lee et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

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

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

Flexible concentrator photovoltaics based on microscale silicon solar cells embedded in luminescent waveguides

(2011) Jongseung Yoon et al.   Nature Communications

Antifouling Coatings: Recent Developments in the Design of Surfaces That Prevent Fouling by Proteins, Bacteria, and Marine Organisms

(2010) Indrani Banerjee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Extremely Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Micro- and Nanostructures Fabricated by Copper Catalytic Etching

(2010) Jung-Pil Lee et al.   LANGMUIR

Anti-reflecting and photonic nanostructures

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

Semiconductor Nanowire Optical Antenna Solar Absorbers

(2010) Linyou Cao et al.   NANO LETTERS

Light Trapping in Silicon Nanowire Solar Cells

(2010) Erik Garnett et al.   NANO LETTERS

Optimization of moth-eye antireflection schemes for silicon solar cells

(2010) Stuart A. Boden et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Efficiency improved by acid texturization for multi-crystalline silicon solar cells

(2010) Yuang-Tung Cheng et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

A novel two step metallization of Ni/Cu for low concentrator c-Si solar cells

(2010) Vikrant A. Chaudhari et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Optical properties of silicon light trapping structures for photovoltaics

(2010) Vikram V. Iyengar et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Excellent antireflection properties of vertical silicon nanowire arrays

(2010) Sanjay K. Srivastava et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Efficient black silicon solar cell with a density-graded nanoporous surface: Optical properties, performance limitations, and design rules

(2009) Hao-Chih Yuan et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Nanostructured black silicon and the optical reflectance of graded-density surfaces

(2009) Howard M. Branz et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Light-induced boron-oxygen defect generation in compensated p-type Czochralski silicon

(2009) D. Macdonald et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Optical absorption enhancement in silicon nanowire arrays with a large lattice constant for photovoltaic applications

(2009) Chenxi Lin et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Black surface structures for crystalline silicon solar cells

(2008) Jinsu Yoo et al.   Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials

Enhanced thermoelectric performance of rough silicon nanowires

(2008) Allon I. Hochbaum et al.   NATURE

Ultrathin silicon solar microcells for semitransparent, mechanically flexible and microconcentrator module designs

(2008) Jongseung Yoon et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Antireflection subwavelength structure of silicon surface formed by wet process using catalysis of single nano-sized gold particle

(2008) Kensuke Nishioka et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS