Light trapping in thin film solar cells using textured photonic crystal
Abstract
A solar cell includes a photoactive region that receives light. A photonic crystal is coupled to the photoactive region, wherein the photonic crystal comprises a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) for trapping the light.
- Inventors:
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- Somerville, MA
- Concord, MA
- Amesbury, MA
- Cambridge, MA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 985862
- Patent Number(s):
- 7482532
- Application Number:
- US patent applicaiton 11/194,717
- Assignee:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
- DOE Contract Number:
- XAT-2-31605-07
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY
Citation Formats
Yi, Yasha, Kimerling, Lionel C, Duan, Xiaoman, and Zeng, Lirong. Light trapping in thin film solar cells using textured photonic crystal. United States: N. p., 2009.
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Yi, Yasha, Kimerling, Lionel C, Duan, Xiaoman, & Zeng, Lirong. Light trapping in thin film solar cells using textured photonic crystal. United States.
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"Light trapping in thin film solar cells using textured photonic crystal". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/985862.
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