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Article: Near-field electromagnetic theory for thin solar cells
Title | Near-field electromagnetic theory for thin solar cells |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2012 |
Publisher | American Physical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.aps.org/prl/ |
Citation | Physical Review Letters, 2012, v. 109 n. 13, article no. 138701 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Current methods for evaluating solar cell efficiencies cannot be applied to low-dimensional structures where phenomena from the realm of near-field optics prevail. We present a theoretical approach to analyze solar cell performance by allowing rigorous electromagnetic calculations of the emission rate using the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. Our approach shows the direct quantification of the voltage, current, and efficiency of low-dimensional solar cells. This approach is demonstrated by calculating the voltage and the efficiency of a GaAs slab solar cell for thicknesses from several microns down to a few nanometers. This example highlights the ability of the proposed approach to capture the role of optical near-field effects in solar cell performance. © 2012 American Physical Society. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/257120 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 8.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 3.040 |
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dc.contributor.author | Niv, A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gharghi, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gladden, C. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Miller, O. D. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, X. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-24T08:58:54Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-24T08:58:54Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Physical Review Letters, 2012, v. 109 n. 13, article no. 138701 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0031-9007 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/257120 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Current methods for evaluating solar cell efficiencies cannot be applied to low-dimensional structures where phenomena from the realm of near-field optics prevail. We present a theoretical approach to analyze solar cell performance by allowing rigorous electromagnetic calculations of the emission rate using the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. Our approach shows the direct quantification of the voltage, current, and efficiency of low-dimensional solar cells. This approach is demonstrated by calculating the voltage and the efficiency of a GaAs slab solar cell for thicknesses from several microns down to a few nanometers. This example highlights the ability of the proposed approach to capture the role of optical near-field effects in solar cell performance. © 2012 American Physical Society. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | American Physical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.aps.org/prl/ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Physical Review Letters | - |
dc.title | Near-field electromagnetic theory for thin solar cells | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.138701 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84867026790 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 109 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 13 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 138701 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 138701 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1079-7114 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000309351200025 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0031-9007 | - |