TY - JOUR T1 - Mathematical Simulation of Metamaterial Solar Cells AU - Li , Jichun AU - Chen , Yitung AU - Liu , Yang JO - Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics VL - 6 SP - 702 EP - 715 PY - 2011 DA - 2011/03 SN - 3 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/aamm.11-m1109 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/aamm/191.html KW - Maxwell's equations, metamaterial, solar cell, finite element method. AB -

In this paper, we propose several solar cell designs based on metamaterials. Extensive numerical simulations of various designs with different materials are carried out. Our tests show that metamaterial solar cells are quite efficient, and over 80% and 90% absorption rates can be attained for solar spectrum and visible rays, respectively.