Nanosecond pulsed laser ablated sub-10 nm silicon nanoparticles for improving photovoltaic conversion efficiency of commercial solar cells

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Strong Interference in Planar, Multilayer Perfect Absorbers: Achieving High-Operational Performances in Visible and Near-Infrared Regimes

“…As previously indicated, strong interference in the semiconductor layers is generally achieved in nanometer-scale dimensions. On the other side, shrinking the semiconductor nanoparticles' dimension down to their exitonic Bohr radius can significantly enhance their emission capabilities [80]- [82]. As a result, transferring an ultrathin layer made of luminescent colloidal particles into a predesigned optical cavity can significantly enhance their photoluminescence.…”

Strong light emission from a defective hexagonal boron nitride monolayer coupled to near-touching random plasmonic nanounits

“…The coupling of quantum emitters with plasmonic nanostructures has received a great deal of attention as constituents of quantum plasmonic circuits. These hybrid systems confer the chance to study the light-matter interaction at the nanoscale and manipulate the nature of quantum light [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. To this extent, bright and stable quantum emitters together with wellengineered plasmonic nanoantennas are essential components.…”