Polarisation insensitive tunable metamaterial perfect absorber for solar cells applications

Rufangura, P; Sabah, C

Polarisation insensitive tunable metamaterial perfect absorber for solar cells applications

Rufangura, P

Sabah, C

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Publisher:: INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: IET Optoelectronics, 2016, 10, (6), pp. 211-216
Issue Date:: 2016-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Rufangura, P https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3093-1618
dc.contributor.author	Sabah, C
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-13T20:49:10Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-13T20:49:10Z
dc.date.issued	2016-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	IET Optoelectronics, 2016, 10, (6), pp. 211-216
dc.identifier.issn	1751-8768
dc.identifier.issn	1751-8776
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/160090
dc.description.abstract	Developing a perfect absorber based on metamaterials (MTMs) is a promising technique towards improving the efficiency of solar photovoltaic cells. In this study, a novel MTM-based perfect absorber (MPA) is proposed for solar cell applications, which exhibits an excellent single-band with high absorption rate of 99.7% in visible frequency regime (resonance frequency of 614.4 THz) with an outstanding absorption bandwidth of 15.5%. The proposed design presents a high symmetry flexibility which makes it easy to fabricate. Besides, the simulation results for the defined different incident angles and different polarisation (transverse electric and transverse magnetic) confirm the quality of the proposed design by showing how insensitive it is to both the defined incident angles (normal and oblique incident) and different polarisation angles of electromagnetic wave. The parametric study on dielectric spacer shows the tunability characteristic of an intended MPA structure. The proposed MPA design is a good candidate for fabrication of high-efficiency solar cell operating in a visible frequency range.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET
dc.relation.ispartof	IET Optoelectronics
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1049/iet-opt.2016.0003
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	0205 Optical Physics, 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
dc.subject.classification	Optoelectronics & Photonics
dc.title	Polarisation insensitive tunable metamaterial perfect absorber for solar cells applications
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	10
utslib.for	0205 Optical Physics
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
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dc.date.updated	2022-08-13T20:49:08Z
pubs.issue	6
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	10
utslib.citation.issue	6

Abstract:

Developing a perfect absorber based on metamaterials (MTMs) is a promising technique towards improving the efficiency of solar photovoltaic cells. In this study, a novel MTM-based perfect absorber (MPA) is proposed for solar cell applications, which exhibits an excellent single-band with high absorption rate of 99.7% in visible frequency regime (resonance frequency of 614.4 THz) with an outstanding absorption bandwidth of 15.5%. The proposed design presents a high symmetry flexibility which makes it easy to fabricate. Besides, the simulation results for the defined different incident angles and different polarisation (transverse electric and transverse magnetic) confirm the quality of the proposed design by showing how insensitive it is to both the defined incident angles (normal and oblique incident) and different polarisation angles of electromagnetic wave. The parametric study on dielectric spacer shows the tunability characteristic of an intended MPA structure. The proposed MPA design is a good candidate for fabrication of high-efficiency solar cell operating in a visible frequency range.

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