Light management for photovoltaics using high-index nanostructures

Al2O3/TiO2 nano-pattern antireflection coating with ultralow surface recombination

(2013) P. Spinelli et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Single-nanowire solar cells beyond the Shockley–Queisser limit

(2013) Peter Krogstrup et al.   Nature Photonics

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 43)

(2013) Martin A. Green et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

InP Nanowire Array Solar Cells Achieving 13.8% Efficiency by Exceeding the Ray Optics Limit

(2013) J. Wallentin et al.   SCIENCE

Optimization of non-periodic plasmonic light-trapping layers for thin-film solar cells

(2013) Ragip A. Pala et al.   Nature Communications

Light trapping beyond the 4n2 limit in thin waveguides

(2012) Jeremy N. Munday et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Dielectric Core–Shell Optical Antennas for Strong Solar Absorption Enhancement

(2012) Yiling Yu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Demonstration of Magnetic Dipole Resonances of Dielectric Nanospheres in the Visible Region

(2012) Andrey B. Evlyukhin et al.   NANO LETTERS

Efficient Photon Capturing with Ordered Three-Dimensional Nanowell Arrays

(2012) Siu-Fung Leung et al.   NANO LETTERS

Design of Nanostructured Solar Cells Using Coupled Optical and Electrical Modeling

(2012) Michael G. Deceglie et al.   NANO LETTERS

Tuning Light Absorption in Core/Shell Silicon Nanowire Photovoltaic Devices through Morphological Design

(2012) Sun-Kyung Kim 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

Hybrid Silicon Nanocone–Polymer Solar Cells

(2012) Sangmoo Jeong et al.   NANO LETTERS

Photonic design principles for ultrahigh-efficiency photovoltaics

(2012) Albert Polman et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

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

(2012) Jihun Oh et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Nanophotonic light trapping with patterned transparent conductive oxides

(2012) Alok P. Vasudev et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Engineering gratings for light trapping in photovoltaics: The supercell concept

(2012) Emiliano R. Martins et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Thermodynamic Upper Bound on Broadband Light Coupling with Photonic Structures

(2012) Zongfu Yu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Near-Field Electromagnetic Theory for Thin Solar Cells

(2012) A. Niv et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Coaxial multishell nanowires with high-quality electronic interfaces and tunable optical cavities for ultrathin photovoltaics

(2012) T. J. Kempa et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

Broadband light management using low-Q whispering gallery modes in spherical nanoshells

(2012) Yan Yao et al.   Nature Communications

Broadband omnidirectional antireflection coating based on subwavelength surface Mie resonators

(2012) P. Spinelli et al.   Nature Communications

Magnetic light

(2012) Arseniy I. Kuznetsov et al.   Scientific Reports

Strong Internal and External Luminescence as Solar Cells Approach the Shockley–Queisser Limit

(2012) Owen D. Miller et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Low-Temperature Self-Catalytic Growth of Tin Oxide Nanocones over Large Areas

(2011) Sangmoo Jeong et al.   ACS Nano

Light Absorption Enhancement in Thin-Film Solar Cells Using Whispering Gallery Modes in Dielectric Nanospheres

(2011) Jonathan Grandidier et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nanowire Solar Cells

(2011) Erik C. Garnett et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research

Nanophotonic light-trapping theory for solar cells

(2011) Zongfu Yu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Three-dimensional nanojunction device models for photovoltaics

(2011) Artit Wangperawong et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Microphotonic parabolic light directors fabricated by two-photon lithography

(2011) J. H. Atwater et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Angular constraint on light-trapping absorption enhancement in solar cells

(2011) Zongfu Yu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Thermodynamic limit to photonic-plasmonic light-trapping in thin films on metals

(2011) E. A. Schiff   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Optimized Spatial Correlations for Broadband Light Trapping Nanopatterns in High Efficiency Ultrathin Film a-Si:H Solar Cells

(2011) Vivian E. Ferry et al.   NANO LETTERS

Multicolored Vertical Silicon Nanowires

(2011) Kwanyong Seo et al.   NANO LETTERS

Hybrid Si Microwire and Planar Solar Cells: Passivation and Characterization

(2011) Dong Rip Kim et al.   NANO LETTERS

Solar Cell Light Trapping beyond the Ray Optic Limit

(2011) Dennis M. Callahan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Dielectric particle and void resonators for thin film solar cell textures

(2011) Sander A. Mann et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Multipole light scattering by nonspherical nanoparticles in the discrete dipole approximation

(2011) Andrey B. Evlyukhin et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Fast and Scalable Printing of Large Area Monolayer Nanoparticles for Nanotexturing Applications

(2010) Sangmoo Jeong et al.   NANO LETTERS

Tuning the Color of Silicon Nanostructures

(2010) Linyou Cao et al.   NANO LETTERS

Ordered Arrays of Dual-Diameter Nanopillars for Maximized Optical Absorption

(2010) Zhiyong Fan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Toward the Lambertian Limit of Light Trapping in Thin Nanostructured Silicon Solar Cells

(2010) Sang Eon Han et al.   NANO LETTERS

Semiconductor Nanowire Optical Antenna Solar Absorbers

(2010) Linyou Cao et al.   NANO LETTERS

Resonant Germanium Nanoantenna Photodetectors

(2010) Linyou Cao et al.   NANO LETTERS

Optical Absorption Enhancement in Silicon Nanohole Arrays for Solar Photovoltaics

(2010) Sang Eon Han et al.   NANO LETTERS

Light Trapping in Silicon Nanowire Solar Cells

(2010) Erik Garnett et al.   NANO LETTERS

Erratum: Enhanced absorption and carrier collection in Si wire arrays for photovoltaic applications

(2010) Michael D. Kelzenberg et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Erratum: Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices

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

Fundamental limit of nanophotonic light trapping in solar cells

(2010) Zongfu Yu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Enhanced evanescent mode light trapping in organic solar cells and other low index optoelectronic devices

(2010) Martin A. Green   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Three novel ways of making thin-film crystalline-silicon layers on glass for solar cell applications

(2010) I. Gordon et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Plasmonic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

(2010) I-Kang Ding et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Design of Plasmonic Thin-Film Solar Cells with Broadband Absorption Enhancements

(2009) Ragip A. Pala et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Improved red-response in thin film a-Si:H solar cells with soft-imprinted plasmonic back reflectors

(2009) Vivian E. Ferry et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Photon management by metallic nanodiscs in thin film solar cells

(2009) Carsten Rockstuhl et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Designing periodic arrays of metal nanoparticles for light-trapping applications in solar cells

(2009) S. Mokkapati et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Modulated photonic-crystal structures as broadband back reflectors in thin-film solar cells

(2009) J. Krc et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Nanodome Solar Cells with Efficient Light Management and Self-Cleaning

(2009) Jia Zhu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Three-dimensional nanopillar-array photovoltaics on low-cost and flexible substrates

(2009) Zhiyong Fan et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Engineering light absorption in semiconductor nanowire devices

(2009) Linyou Cao et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

General properties of dielectric optical antennas

(2009) Jon A. Schuller et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Absorption enhancement using photonic crystals for silicon thin film solar cells

(2009) Yeonsang Park et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Intermediate reflectors for enhanced top cell performance in photovoltaic thin-film tandem cells

(2009) Andreas Bielawny et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

The path to 25% silicon solar cell efficiency: History of silicon cell evolution

(2009) Martin A. Green   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Wafer-scale silicon nanopillars and nanocones by Langmuir–Blodgett assembly and etching

(2008) Ching-Mei Hsu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Demonstration of enhanced absorption in thin film Si solar cells with textured photonic crystal back reflector

(2008) L. Zeng et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Silicon Nanowire Radial p−n Junction Solar Cells

(2008) Erik C. Garnett et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Optical Absorption Enhancement in Amorphous Silicon Nanowire and Nanocone Arrays

(2008) Jia Zhu et al.   NANO LETTERS