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    Plasmonically enhanced hot electron based photovoltaic device
    (Optical Society of American (OSA), 2013) Atar F.B.; Battal, E.; Aygun L.E.; Daglar, B.; Bayındır, Mehmet; Okyay, Ali Kemal
    Hot electron photovoltaics is emerging as a candidate for low cost and ultra thin solar cells. Plasmonic means can be utilized to significantly boost device efficiency. We separately form the tunneling metal-insulator-metal (MIM) junction for electron collection and the plasmon exciting MIM structure on top of each other, which provides high flexibility in plasmonic design and tunneling MIM design separately. We demonstrate close to one order of magnitude enhancement in the short circuit current at the resonance wavelengths. © 2013 Optical Society of America.
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    Triangular metallic gratings for large absorption enhancement in thin film Si solar cells
    (Optical Society of American (OSA), 2012) Battal, E.; Yogurt, T.A.; Aygun L.E.; Okyay, Ali Kemal
    We estimate high optical absorption in silicon thin film photovoltaic devices using triangular corrugations on the back metallic contact. We computationally show 21.9% overall absorptivity in a 100-nmthick silicon layer, exceeding any reported absorptivity using single layer gratings placed on the top or the bottom, considering both transverse electric and transverse magnetic polarizations and a wide spectral range (280 - 1100 nm). We also show that the overall absorptivity of the proposed scheme is relatively insensitive to light polarization and the angle of incidence. We also discuss the implications of potential fabrication process variations on such a device. © 2012 Optical Society of America.