Spanning transparent microelectrodes by direct ink writing; epitaxial growth of GaAs through a 3D photonic crystal

LMI EFRC Team Meeting

The LMI-EFRC is devoted to new designs and materials for photovoltaics that utilize the entire solar spectrum

Thin film, flexible GaAs solar cell

Light-driven synthesis and pattern formation

The LMI team is working together to investigate new photonic nanostructures and light absorbers for solar energy conversion

Flexible downshifting luminescent concentrators with arrays of silicon microsolar cells

Lectures & Tutorials

Lectures from the LMI-EFRC "Fundamental Challenges in Solar Energy Conversion" Workshop, July 7, 2010, Caltech

Introduction to the Workshop on Fundamental Challenges in Solar Energy Conversion
Harry A. Atwater, Caltech

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Fundamental Limits to Light Absorption and Efficiency in Photovoltaics
Eli Yablonovitch, UC Berkeley

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Efficiency Limits and Cost Challenges in Photovoltaics
Richard Swanson, Sunpower Corporation

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Third Generation Photovoltaics Challenges
Christiana Hornsberg, Arizona State University

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