A multi-band metamaterial absorber design for solar cell applicatıins

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Solar energy is one of the most abundant energy in nature. Harvesting this energy in a more efficient way can be realized by metamaterials. Metamaterials which are manmade artificial materials can provide great absorption characteristics as well as reduced material costs with their compact structures. In this thesis, unique metamaterial absorber designs for thermo-photovoltaic and for photovoltaic applications are proposed and numerically analyzed in terms of their absorption capacity, polarization and incident angle stability and thermal stability. Moreover, absorption enhancement techniques such as applying graphene or indium thin oxide layers are discussed and implemented to the absorber design.

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Metamaterial, Perfect absorber, Multi- band, Solar cells

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B. Mulla, “A multi-band metamaterial absorber design for solar cell applicatıins,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2016.