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PUBLICATIONS

The Case for Innovations in Photovoltaics: the Nonmaterial Edge

Published

Author(s)

Yaw S. Obeng, Kathleen C. Richardson

Abstract

The limitations of current thin film and the gaps to cost efficient photovoltaic (PV) cells will be discussed in the presentation. This discussion will suggest ways to improve PV cell performance through the use of reduced dimension materials (e.g., nanomaterials). The discussions will be illustrated with the use of plasmonics to concentrate light and trap light in semiconductor thin films. Recent results from our work to engineer the special density and aspect ratios of noble metal nanoparticles in dielectric thin films will be discussed.
Pub Type
Talks
Semiconductors

Citation

Obeng, Y. and Richardson, K. (2011), The Case for Innovations in Photovoltaics: the Nonmaterial Edge (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created January 26, 2011, Updated February 19, 2017
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