Light trapping in photonic crystals

Wang, Ken Xingze; Yu, Zongfu; Liu, Victor; Raman, Aaswath; Cui, Yi; Fan, Shanhui

doi:10.1039/C4EE00839A

Title: Light trapping in photonic crystals

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Energy & Environmental Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C4EE00839A· OSTI ID:1384335

Wang, Ken Xingze; Yu, Zongfu; Liu, Victor; Raman, Aaswath; Cui, Yi; Fan, Shanhui

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center on Nanostructuring for Efficient Energy Conversion (CNEEC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001060

OSTI ID:: 1384335

Journal Information:: Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 7, Issue 8; Related Information: CNEEC partners with Stanford University (lead); Carnegie Institution at Stanford; Technical University of Denmark; ISSN 1754-5692

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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