@inproceedings{ba9810b80aee48c89e30e865ee23dd09,
title = "Light-harvesting capabilities of dielectric sphere multilayers",
abstract = "Self-assembled synthetic opals are suitable for integration into solution-processed thin film solar cells. In this work, finite-difference time-domain simulations are carried out to tailor optical properties of monolayer and multilayers of semiconductor spheres to trap light when these structures are incorporated into thin film solar cells. In particular, architectures in which spheres are filled with a photoactive material and embedded in a lower refractive index medium are examined. Based on spectra and field intensity maps, this study demonstrates that opal-like photonic crystals obtained from colloidal templates and filled with light-absorbing material can significantly harvest light by exploiting photonic band resonances.",
keywords = "Light-harvesting, Opal structure, perovskite",
author = "Damien Baron and Jennifer Dewalque and Catherine Henrist and J{\'e}r{\^o}me Loicq",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1117/12.2284329",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Shawn-Yu Lin and Ali Adibi and Axel Scherer",
booktitle = "Photonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures VIII",
address = "United States",
note = "Photonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures VIII 2018 ; Conference date: 29-01-2018 Through 01-02-2018",
}