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Rectenna Solar Cells

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Editors:
  1. Garret Moddel

    1. Electrical Computer & Energy Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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  2. Sachit Grover

    1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Center for Photovoltaics, Golden, USA

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  • Covers higher level concepts and understanding the challenges, equipment, and skills required to develop rectenna structures

  • Discusses concepts applicable for light to electron conversion circuitry

  • Examines thermophotovoltaics, which deals specifically with IR frequencies

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction and Fundamental Limits

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Will Rectenna Solar Cells Be Practical?

      • Garret Moddel
      Pages 3-24

    3. Optical Frequency Rectification

      • Sachit Grover, Garret Moddel
      Pages 25-46

    4. Efficiency Limits for Solar Spectrum Rectification

      • Saumil Joshi, Sachit Grover, Garret Moddel
      Pages 47-67

    5. Solar and Thermal Aperture Antenna Coherence Performance Limits

      • Heylal Mashaal, Jeffrey M. Gordon
      Pages 69-86

  3. Diodes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. Metal Single-Insulator and Multi-Insulator Diodes for Rectenna Solar Cells

      • Sachit Grover, Garret Moddel
      Pages 89-109

    3. Impact of Electrode Roughness on Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) Diodes and Step Tunneling in Nanolaminate Tunnel Barrier Metal-Insulator-Insulator-Metal (MIIM) Diodes

      • John F. Conley Jr., Nasir Alimardani
      Pages 111-134

    4. Nanoscale Rectennas with Sharp Tips for Absorption and Rectification of Optical Radiation

      • N. M. Miskovsky, P. H. Cutler, P. B. Lerner, A. Mayer, B. G. Willis, D. T. Zimmerman et al.
      Pages 135-161

    5. A Mid-IR Antenna Integrated with a Geometrically Asymmetrical Metal-Insulator-Metal Rectifying Diode

      • Filiz Yesilkoy, Siddharth Potbhare, Nick Kratzmeier, Akin Akturk, Neil Goldsman, Martin Peckerar et al.
      Pages 163-188

    6. Investigation of the Infrared Radiation Detection Mechanism for Antenna-Coupled Metal-(Oxide)-Metal Structures

      • Badri N. Tiwari, Peter M. Krenz, Gergo P. Szakmany, Gary H. Bernstein, Alexei O. Orlov, Wolfgang Porod
      Pages 189-208

    7. Geometric Diodes for Optical Rectennas

      • Zixu Zhu, Saumil Joshi, Sachit Grover, Garret Moddel
      Pages 209-227

  4. Antennas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
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    2. Overview of Nanoantennas for Solar Rectennas

      • Ahmed M. A. Sabaawi, Charalampos C. Tsimenidis, Bayan S. Sharif
      Pages 231-256

    3. On the Solar Energy Harvesting Efficiency of Nano-antennas

      • Guy A. E. Vandenbosch, Zhongkun Ma
      Pages 257-276

    4. Optical Antennas and Enhanced Nonlinear Effects

      • P. Y. Chen, C. Argyropoulos, A. Alù
      Pages 277-294

  5. Fabrication and Structures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 295-295
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    2. Large-Area Fabrication of Antennas and Nanodiodes

      • Mario Bareiß, Daniel Kälblein, Peter M. Krenz, Ute Zschieschang, Hagen Klauk, Giuseppe Scarpa et al.
      Pages 297-311

    3. Point-Contact Metal-Insulator-Metal Architecture: A Facile Approach for Material Screening Studies and Beyond

      • Prakash Periasamy, Ryan P. O’Hayre, Joseph J. Berry, David S. Ginley, Philip A. Parilla
      Pages 313-336
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About this book

Rectenna Solar Cells discusses antenna-coupled diode solar cells, an emerging technology that has the potential to provide ultra-high efficiency, low-cost solar energy conversion. This book will provide an overview of solar rectennas, and provide thorough descriptions of the two main components: the diode, and the optical antenna. The editors discuss the science, design, modeling, and manufacturing of the antennas coupled with the diodes. The book will provide concepts to understanding the challenges, fabrication technologies, and materials required to develop rectenna structures. Written by experts in their specialized fields.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Electrical Computer & Energy Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    Garret Moddel

  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Center for Photovoltaics, Golden, USA

    Sachit Grover

About the editors

Garret Moddel is a Professor at the University of Colorado.

Sachit Grover is a Postodoctoral researcher at National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Rectenna Solar Cells

  • Editors: Garret Moddel, Sachit Grover

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3716-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-3715-4Published: 17 September 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5334-9Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-3716-1Published: 16 September 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 399

  • Number of Illustrations: 130 b/w illustrations, 99 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Energy Systems, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Energy Systems

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