A 19.9%-efficient ultrathin solar cell based on a 205-nm-thick GaAs absorber and a silver nanostructured back mirror

III–V-on-silicon solar cells reaching 33% photoconversion efficiency in two-terminal configuration

(2018) Romain Cariou et al.   Nature Energy

Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 53)

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Light Trapping in Ultrathin CIGS Solar Cells with Nanostructured Back Mirrors

(2017) Julie Goffard et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Silicon heterojunction solar cell with interdigitated back contacts for a photoconversion efficiency over 26%

(2017) Kunta Yoshikawa et al.   Nature Energy

Intrinsic radiation tolerance of ultra-thin GaAs solar cells

(2016) L. C. Hirst et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Ultrathin Epitaxial Silicon Solar Cells with Inverted Nanopyramid Arrays for Efficient Light Trapping

(2016) Alexandre Gaucher et al.   NANO LETTERS

Diffuse reflectors for improving light management in solar cells: a review and outlook

(2016) Chog Barugkin et al.   Journal of Optics

Realistic Silver Optical Constants for Plasmonics

(2016) Yajie Jiang et al.   Scientific Reports

Light Coupling and Trapping in Ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells Using Dielectric Scattering Patterns

(2015) Claire van Lare et al.   ACS Nano

High Performance Ultrathin GaAs Solar Cells Enabled with Heterogeneously Integrated Dielectric Periodic Nanostructures

(2015) Sung-Min Lee et al.   ACS Nano

Nanoimprinted, Submicrometric, MOF-Based 2D Photonic Structures: Toward Easy Selective Vapors Sensing by a Smartphone Camera

(2015) Olivier Dalstein et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

15.7% Efficient 10-μm-Thick Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells Using Periodic Nanostructures

(2015) Matthew S. Branham et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Approaching conversion limit with all-dielectric solar cell reflectors

(2015) Sze Ming Fu et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

The generalized Shockley-Queisser limit for nanostructured solar cells

(2015) Yunlu Xu et al.   Scientific Reports

Impact of Photon Recycling on GaAs Solar Cell Designs

(2015) Alexandre W. Walker et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Ultrathin GaAs Solar Cells With a Silver Back Mirror

(2015) Nicolas Vandamme et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Ultra-thin GaAs single-junction solar cells integrated with a reflective back scattering layer

(2014) Weiquan Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Light management for photovoltaics using high-index nanostructures

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

Analysis of perimeter recombination in the subcells of GaInP/GaAs/Ge triple-junction solar cells

(2014) P. Espinet-González et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Nanostructure arrays in free-space: optical properties and applications

(2014) Stéphane Collin   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Metal Nanogrid for Broadband Multiresonant Light-Harvesting in Ultrathin GaAs Layers

(2014) Inès Massiot et al.   ACS Photonics

Optical enhancement of the open-circuit voltage in high quality GaAs solar cells

(2013) M. A. Steiner et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

3-D modeling of perimeter recombination in GaAs diodes and its influence on concentrator solar cells

(2013) M. Ochoa et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Nanophotonic light trapping in solar cells

(2012) S. Mokkapati et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

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

(2012) Ken Xingze Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Exploitation of multiple incidences spectrometric measurements for thin film reverse engineering

(2012) Lihong Gao et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

GaAs Passivation with Trioctylphosphine Sulfide for Enhanced Solar Cell Efficiency and Durability

(2012) Matthew T. Sheldon et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

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

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

Fabrication of Surfaces with Extremely High Contact Angle Hysteresis from Polyelectrolyte Multilayer

(2011) Liming Wang et al.   LANGMUIR

Photocurrent increase in n-i-p thin film silicon solar cells by guided mode excitation via grating coupler

(2010) Karin Söderström et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices

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

Surface plasmon enhanced GaAs thin film solar cells

(2010) Wen Liu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Soft UV-NIL at 20nm scale using flexible bi-layer stamp casted on HSQ master mold

(2009) Andrea Cattoni et al.   MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Nanodome Solar Cells with Efficient Light Management and Self-Cleaning

(2009) Jia Zhu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Plasmonic nanoparticle enhanced light absorption in GaAs solar cells

(2008) Keisuke Nakayama et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS