Light-funnel arrays for photovoltaic applications: a novel approach toward absorption enhancement of the solar radiation

gil shalev

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Dr. Gil Shalev is a senior lecturer at the department of electrical engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. He received his bachelor and master degrees in physics at the Tel-Aviv University, and his Ph.D. in physical electronics in Tel- Aviv University. He held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (Erlangen, Germany).Research interests are: Light trapping in arrays of subwavelength light concentrators Label-free and specific biosensing based on novel field-effect silicon devices Research methodologies include: Optoelectronic numerical simulations Device fabrication and electronic characterizationFar-field optical spectroscopy and near-field optical imaging Photovoltaic characterization

Abstract

IntroductionLight trapping is about capturing photons from an incident electromagnetic wave in order to generate heat or electric current. Surface decoration with arrays of subwavelength structures was demonstrated to provide... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. gil shalev (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
  2. Gilad Marko (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
  3. Tamir Gabay (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
  4. Yuval Nissan (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)

Topic Areas

Photovoltaics and solar cells at nanoscale , Nanotechnology for environment and energy

Session

OS1a-A » Nanotechnology for environment and energy (14:30 - Wednesday, 18th October, Auditorium)

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