Light-trapping Nanostructure Created By The Researchers (IMAGE)

University of Rochester

Light-trapping Nanostructure Created By The Researchers

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The top layer shows a simulation of the nanostructure confining the light in the tiny red regions. The second layer is the design generated by an approach that mimics evolutionary biology. The bottom two layers show electron micrographs of the realized nanostructure in silicon. The sharp peak on the left is the trace of the long trapping of light.

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Fabio Badolato

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