Harnessing plasmonics for solar cells

被引:394
作者
Green, Martin A. [1 ]
Pillai, Supriya [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ New S Wales, ARC Photovolta Ctr Excellence, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
关键词
OPTICAL-ABSORPTION; PHOTOVOLTAICS; ENHANCEMENT; DEVICES;
D O I
10.1038/nphoton.2012.30
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Plasmons are free-electron oscillations in a conductor that allow light to be manipulated at the nanoscale. The ability of plasmons to guide and confine light on subwavelength scales is opening up new design possibilities for solar cells.
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页码:130 / 132
页数:3
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