Rectenna Solar Cells

Garret Moddel is a Professor at the University of Colorado. Sachit Grover is a Postodoctoral researcher at National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Are rectenna solar cells viable?.- Optical frequency rectification.- Efficiency limits for solar spectrum rectification.- Solar and thermal aperture antenna performance limits.- Metal insulator and multi-insulator diodes for rectenna solar cells.- Impact of Tunnel Barrier Dielectric and Roughness on MIM and MIIM Diodes.- Nanoscale Rectenna with Sharp Tips for Absorption and Rectification of Optical Radiation.- A Mid-IR Antenna Integrated with a Geometrically Asymmetrical Metal-Insulator-Metal Rectifying Diode.- Investigation of the infrared radiation detection mechanism for antenna-coupled metal-(oxide)-metal structures.- Geometric diodes for optical rectennas.- Overview of Nano-Antennas for Solar Rectennas.- On the solar energy harvesting efficiency of nano-antennes.- Optical antennas and enhanced nonlinear effects.- Large-Area Fabrication of Antennas and Nanodiodes.- Point-Contact Based MIM Diode Fabrication: A Facile Route for Materials Screening.- Techniques for Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Flexible Rectenna Solar Cells.- Thermophotovoltaics: An alternative to and potential partner with rectenna energy harvesters.