Harnessing emergent multiple scattering resonances in a photonic glass structure for photoelectrochemical energy conversion.

ABSTRACT: Light trapping nanostructures are often necessary to improve carrier collection yields in semiconductor photoelectrodes with intrinsically poor electron transport. Photonic crystal templates can generate tailorable light trapping via periodic and precise nanostructure, though this is not a scalable strategy for photoelectrochemical (PEC) applications. It is therefore critical to identify alternative mechanisms for light trapping that tolerate disorder. Light trapping in disordered media is generated by the diffusive transport caused by multiple scattering. In some cases, multiple scattering can generate resonances that resemble those observed in photonic crystals. While resonant multiple scattering is a disorder tolerant light trapping mechanism, it is unclear if the effect is suffi

SUBMITTER: DesCarpentrie AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12235442 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature