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Nanoscale light trap

Plasmonics: The plasmonic effect can improve the absorption of light by a solar cells photoactive material. A consortium of institutes and PV companies, coordinated by the research center imec in Leuven, Belgium, is conducting further systematic research into this promising technique. Jan Provoost and Pol Van Dorpe of imec explain the details.

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pv magazine

11 Feb 2011

Plasmonics is an emerging technology for capturing, guiding, and concentrating light at the nanoscale. Applied to photovoltaics, it offers a path to trap light more efficiently into the photoactive material of various types of solar cells. This technique may become one of the breakthroughs that will push the efficiency curve of PV above what is …

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