There has been a huge infusion of ideas in the field of solar cells over the last many years and, nanostructures and nanomaterials have revolutionized the possibilities for technological advances. This work covers advances in nanomaterials and thin films that pave the way to cheaper, more efficient [...]
New Approaches to Light Trapping in Solar Cell Devices discusses in detail the use of photonic and plasmonic effects for light trapping in solar cells. It compares and contrasts texturing, the current method of light-trapping design in solar cells, with emerging approaches employing photonic and pla[...]