S16-418 Broadband, polarization-independent, omnidirectional, metamaterial-based antireflection coating for solar cells Stanford researchers have developed a new approach to suppress reflection and achieve near-unity light transmission in silicon-based solar cells. Concetto Eugenio Andrea Cordaro Emanuele Francesco Pecora Mark Brongersma Jorik Van De Groep
S09-229 Efficient, Light-Absorbing Nanowire Antenna Solar Cells and Detectors Researchers in Prof. Mark Brongersma's laboratory have engineered a novel patterning scheme for semiconductor nanowires to increase their photon absorption in thin films for solar cells and photo-detectors. Pengyu Fan Jon Schuller Mark Brongersma Linyou Cao Alok Vasudev