A generalized "cut and projection" algorithm for the generation of quasiperiodic plasmonic concentrators for high efficiency ultra-thin film photovoltaics.

This report will present a generalized two-dimensional quasiperiodic (QP) tiling algorithm based on de Bruijn's "cut and projection" method for use in plasmonic concentrator (PC) / photovoltaic hybrid devices to produce wide-angle, polarization-insensitive, and broadband light absorption enhancement. This algorithm can be employed with any PC consisting of point-like scattering objects, and can be fine-tuned to achieve a high spatial density of points and high orders of local and long-range rotational symmetry. Simulations and experimental data demonstrate this enhancement in ultra-thin layers of organic photovoltaic materials resting on metallic films etched with arrays of shallow sub-wavelength nanoholes.