Optimization of the fabricated silicon nanowires for energy-harvesting applications

Sara H. Abel Razek Mohamed; Nageh K. Allam; Mohamed A. Swillam

doi:10.1117/12.2078373

16 March 2015 Optimization of the fabricated silicon nanowires for energy-harvesting applications

Sara H. Abel Razek Mohamed, Nageh K. Allam, Mohamed A. Swillam

Proceedings Volume 9358, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices IV; 93580S (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2078373
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2015, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The vertically aligned Silicon nanowires are fabricated with optimized dimensions for energy applications. These nanowires are single crystalline with nanoscale diameter and micro scale length. These nanowires are fabricated in arrays for ultra wide band of absorption over all the visible domain. Unlike bulk silicon, the experimental measurements of these nanowires demonstrate maximum light absorption over ultra wide range of incident angles. Hence, these nanowires are considered as excellent candidate for cheap energy harvesting without antireflection coatings. Our experimental measurements have been also verified through electromagnetic simulations using finite difference time domain simulations.

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Sara H. Abel Razek Mohamed, Nageh K. Allam, and Mohamed A. Swillam "Optimization of the fabricated silicon nanowires for energy-harvesting applications", Proc. SPIE 9358, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices IV, 93580S (16 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2078373

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