Broadband perfect absorber based on one ultrathin layer of the refractory metal chromium without structure patterning is proposed and demonstrated. The ideal permittivity of the metal layer for achieving broadband perfect absorption is derived based on the impedance transformation method. Since the permittivity of the refractory metal chromium matches this ideal permittivity well in the visible...

We demonstrate the generation of a dissipative soliton in an all-normal dispersion ytterbium (Yb)-doped fiber laser using few-layer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as a saturable absorber. The saturable absorber is prepared by mixing few-layer MoS2 solution with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to form a free-standing composite film. The modulation depth and saturation intensity of the MoS2–PVA film are 11%...

Abstract—In this paper, we present a new type of a double-negative metamaterial absorber (MMA) with a periodic array composed of in-plane an electric-field-coupled-LC (ELC) resonator and a wire. In contrast to common MMA configurations, a metallic pattern layer of the proposed absorber is placed parallel to the incident wave propagation direction. An appropriately designed combination structure...

The application of Zn compounds as buffer layers was recently extended to wide-gap CuInS2 CIS based thin-film solar cells. Using an alternative chemical deposition route for the buffer preparation aiming at the deposition of a single-layer, nominal ZnS buffer without the need for any toxic reactants such as hydrazine has helped us to achieve a similar efficiency as respective CdS-buffered refer...

The performance of the Cu2ZnSnS4 based solar cell is investigated using a simulation program called Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS). The cell structure is based on Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) compound semiconductor as the absorber layer, n-doped and un-doped (i) zinc oxide as the window layer, In2S3 as the buffer layer. We study the influence of the defect density, carrier density, thickness of t...

This paper reports on a numerical study of the six-band metamaterial absorber composed of two alternating stack of metallic-dielectric layers on top of a continuous metallic plane. Six obvious resonance peaks with high absorption performance (average larger than 99.37%) are realized. The first, third, fifth, and the second, fourth, sixth resonance absorption bands are attributed to the multiple...

In this paper, the influence of stepped doping of the absorber layer on performance of Cadmium Sulfide/Cadmium Telluride (CdS/CdTe) solar cell has been investigated. At first, the electrical characteristics of conventional CdS/CdTe solar cell is validated with fabricated CdS/CdTe solar cell. To improve the maximum efficiency of CdS/CdTe solar cell, the doping and thickness of the absorption lay...

A membrane absorber with single magnetic negative stiffness cell usually can achieve a thin layer sound absorption for one absorption peak at low-frequency. In this paper a sound absorber with multiple magnetic negative stiffness cells was designed to realize a compact design for low frequency sound absorption. This absorber comprises three cells or more in which exists different magnetic negat...