TY  - JOUR
AU  - Rockstuhl, C.
AU  - Lederer, F.
AU  - Bittkau, K.
AU  - Carius, R.
TI  - Light localization at randomly textured surfaces for solar-cell applications
JO  - Applied physics letters
VL  - 91
SN  - 0003-6951
CY  - Melville, NY
PB  - American Institute of Physics
M1  - PreJuSER-61536
SP  - 171104
PY  - 2007
N1  - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012
AB  - By using a rigorous diffraction theory, the localization of light near textured zinc oxide (ZnO) surfaces is theoretically investigated and compared with experimental data obtained from scanning-near-field-optical microscopy. Although random by nature, these surfaces show well-defined geometrical features, which cause the formation of localized light patterns near the surface. Particularly, photon jets are observed to emerge from conical surface structures. Because these structures are of primary importance for applications in photovoltaics, we analyze the "real" surface topography of textured ZnO used in silicon solar cells. With this work, valuable insight is provided into the mechanism of light coupling through randomly textured interfaces. (C) 2007 American Institute of Physics.
KW  - J (WoSType)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000250468200004
DO  - DOI:10.1063/1.2800374
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/61536
ER  -