Broadband metamaterial absorbers
The recent rise of metamaterials opens new opportunities for absorbers due to their
designed electrodynamic properties and effects, allowing the creation of materials with …
designed electrodynamic properties and effects, allowing the creation of materials with …
Thin perfect absorbers for electromagnetic waves: theory, design, and realizations
Y Ra'di, CR Simovski, SA Tretyakov - Physical Review Applied, 2015 - APS
With recent advances in nanophotonics and nanofabrication, considerable progress has
been achieved in realizations of thin composite layers designed for full absorption of …
been achieved in realizations of thin composite layers designed for full absorption of …
Plasmonic coupling at a metal/semiconductor interface
Integrating plasmonic nanoparticles with semiconductor substrates introduces strong optical
resonances that extend and enhance the spectrum of photocatalytic and photovoltaic …
resonances that extend and enhance the spectrum of photocatalytic and photovoltaic …
Quantum Dot Solar Cells. The Next Big Thing in Photovoltaics
PV Kamat - The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2013 - ACS Publications
The recent surge in the utilization of semiconductor nanostructures for solar energy
conversion has led to the development of high-efficiency solar cells. Some of these recent …
conversion has led to the development of high-efficiency solar cells. Some of these recent …
Direct plasmon-driven photoelectrocatalysis
Harnessing the energy from hot charge carriers is an emerging research area with the
potential to improve energy conversion technologies. 1− 3 Here we present a novel …
potential to improve energy conversion technologies. 1− 3 Here we present a novel …
Losses in plasmonics: from mitigating energy dissipation to embracing loss-enabled functionalities
Unlike conventional optics, plasmonics enables unrivaled concentration of optical energy
well beyond the diffraction limit of light. However, a significant part of this energy is …
well beyond the diffraction limit of light. However, a significant part of this energy is …
Hot carrier extraction with plasmonic broadband absorbers
Hot charge carrier extraction from metallic nanostructures is a very promising approach for
applications in photocatalysis, photovoltaics, and photodetection. One limitation is that many …
applications in photocatalysis, photovoltaics, and photodetection. One limitation is that many …
Metal-cluster-sensitized solar cells. A new class of thiolated gold sensitizers delivering efficiency greater than 2%
A new class of metal-cluster sensitizers has been explored for designing high-efficiency
solar cells. Thiol-protected gold clusters which exhibit molecular-like properties have been …
solar cells. Thiol-protected gold clusters which exhibit molecular-like properties have been …
Numerical analysis of an ultra-wideband metamaterial absorber with high absorptivity from visible light to near-infrared
In this study, we designed a novel ultra-wideband (UWB) absorber and numerically
analyzed it to demonstrate that its light absorptivity was greater than 90% in the wavelength …
analyzed it to demonstrate that its light absorptivity was greater than 90% in the wavelength …
Ultrafast photoemission electron microscopy: imaging plasmons in space and time
Plasmonics is a rapidly growing field spanning research and applications across chemistry,
physics, optics, energy harvesting, and medicine. Ultrafast photoemission electron …
physics, optics, energy harvesting, and medicine. Ultrafast photoemission electron …