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dc.contributor.authorBrandsrud, Maren Anna
dc.contributor.authorSeim, Eivind
dc.contributor.authorLukacs, Rozalia
dc.contributor.authorKohler, Achim
dc.contributor.authorMarstein, Erik Stensrud
dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Espen
dc.contributor.authorBlümel, Reinhold
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-27T09:21:02Z
dc.date.available2019-02-27T09:21:02Z
dc.date.created2018-09-27T13:53:15Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationPhysica. E, Low-Dimensional systems and nanostructures. 2018, 105 125-138.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn1386-9477
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2587697
dc.description.abstractThere is a profound duality between rays and waves. In fact, 70 years ago, in the context of quantum mechanics, Feynman showed that rays, properly equipped with phases and correctly summed, provide exact solutions of the quantum mechanical wave equation. In this paper, constructing explicit, exact ray solutions of the one-dimensional Helmholtz equation as a model for optically thin solar cells, we show that the ray-wave duality is also exact in the context of the electromagnetic wave equations. We introduce a complex index of refraction in order to include absorption. This have so far not been treated in the quantum ray-splitting literature. We show that inclusion of exact phases is mandatory and that a ray theory without phases may result in amplitude errors of up to 60%. We also show that in the case of multi-layered solar cells the correct summation order of rays is important. Providing support for the notion that rays provide the “skeleton” of electromagnetic waves, we perform a Fourier transform of the (experimentally measurable) solar cell reflection amplitude, which reveals the rays as peaks in the optical path length spectrum. An application of our exact ray theory to a silicon solar cell is also provided. Treating the one-dimensional case exactly, our paper lays the foundation for constructing exact ray theories for application to solar cell absorption cross section in two and three dimensions.nb_NO
dc.description.abstractExact ray theory for the calculation of the optical generation rate in optically thin solar cellsnb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleExact ray theory for the calculation of the optical generation rate in optically thin solar cellsnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber125-138nb_NO
dc.source.volume105nb_NO
dc.source.journalPhysica. E, Low-Dimensional systems and nanostructuresnb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.physe.2018.08.018
dc.identifier.cristin1614956
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 250678nb_NO
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cristin.unitnameSolenergi
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