Recommended Citation
Published in Solar Energy: New Materials and Nanostructured Devices for High Efficiency, June 24, 2008. 3 pages.
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Abstract
We study solar-cell interface designs using photonic lattices. We simulate rectangular and triangular micro-profiles as the solar cell surface. Compared to the conventional flat surface, the photonic lattice interface can increase light transmission to 98%.
Disciplines
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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