Total absorption in Structured Ultrathin Semiconductor Layers

C Martijn de Sterke; Bjorn C. P. Sturmberg; Teck Chong; Duk Choi; Thomas White; Lindsay Botten; Kokou B Dossou; Christopher Poulton; Kylie Catchpole; Ross McPhedran

doi:10.1364/PV.2016.PTh2A.1

Total absorption in Structured Ultrathin Semiconductor Layers

C Martijn de Sterke, Bjorn C. P. Sturmberg, Teck Chong, Duk Choi, Thomas White, Lindsay Botten, Kokou B Dossou, Christopher Poulton, Kylie Catchpole, Ross McPhedran

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Abstract

We show that essentially total absorption can be achieved in ultrathin layers of a modestly absorbing semiconductor using a grating geometry. Fabrication requires standard techniques and structured metal elements are not required.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	Optica Publishing Group
Pages	-
Edition	Peer reviewed
ISBN (Print)	9780960038046
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/PV.2016.PTh2A.1
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	Optical Nanostructures and Advanced Materials for Photovoltaics, PV 2016 - Leipzig, Germany Duration: 1 Jan 2016 → …

Conference

Conference	Optical Nanostructures and Advanced Materials for Photovoltaics, PV 2016
Period	1/01/16 → …
Other	November 14-17 2016

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