Angelo Bozzola – Publications
Updated: June 2016
Peer reviewed journals
1. A. Jacassi‡, A. Bozzola‡, P. Zilio, F. Tantussi, and F. De Angelis, “3D coaxial out-of-plane metallic
antennas for filtering and multi-spectral imaging in the infrared range”, Submitted to Sci. Rep.
(2016).
‡
The authors equally contributed to this work.
2. H. Wang, H. Wang, A. Bozzola, A. Toma, S. Panaro, W. Raja, L. Wang, Q. Chen, H. Xu, F. De
Angelis, H. Sun, R. Proietti Zaccaria, “Dynamics of Strong Coupling between J-aggregates and
Surface Plasmon Polaritons in Subwavelength Hole Arrays”, Accepted in Adv. Funct. Mater.
(2016).
3. S. Bhandaru, A. Bozzola, M. Liscidini, S. M. Weiss, “Efficiency enhancement via metal-coated
porous amorphous silicon back reflectors incorporated in amorphous silicon solar cells”, MRS
Communications (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2016.15
4. P. Kowalczewski, L. Redorici, A. Bozzola, L. C. Andreani, “Silicon solar cells reaching the
efficiency limits: from simple to complex modelling”, J. Opt. 18(5), 054001 (2016).
5. W. Raja, A. Bozzola, P. Zilio, E. Miele, S. Panaro, H. Wang, A. Toma, A. Alabastri, F. De Angelis,
R. Proietti Zaccaria, “Broadband absorption enhancement in plasmonic nanoshells-based ultrathin
microcrystalline-Si solar cells”, Sci. Rep. 6, 24539 (2016).
6. A. Bozzola, V. Robbiano, K. Sparnacci, G. Aprile, L. Boarino, A. Proto, R. Fusco, M. Laus, L. C.
Andreani, D. Comoretto, “A Multi‐optical Collector of Sunlight Employing Luminescent Materials
and Photonic Nanostructures”, Adv. Opt. Mater. 4(1), 147-155 (2015).
7. A. Bozzola, L. Carroll, D. Gerace, I. Cristiani, L. C. Andreani, “Optimising apodized grating
couplers in a pure SOI platform to −0.5 dB coupling efficiency”, Opt. Express 23(12), 16289-16304
(2015).
8. L. C. Andreani, A. Bozzola, P. Kowalczewski, and M. Liscidini, “Photonic light trapping and
electrical transport in thin-film silicon solar cells”, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 135, 78-92
(2015)
9. P. Kowalczewski, A. Bozzola, M. Liscidini, and L. C. Andreani, “Light trapping and electrical
transport in thin-film solar cells with randomly rough textures”, J. Appl. Phys. 115, 194504 (2014).
10. C. S. Schuster, A. Bozzola, L. C. Andreani, and T. F. Krauss, “How to assess light trapping
structures versus a Lambertian scatterer for solar cells?”, Opt. Express 22(S2), A542-A551 (2014).
11. A. Bozzola, P. Kowalczewski, and L. C. Andreani, “Towards high efficiency thin-film crystalline
silicon solar cells: the roles of light-trapping and non-radiative recombinations”, J. Appl. Phys. 115,
094501 (2014).
This article was inserted in a special selection of highly influential and cited articles published in Journal of
Applied Physics in the field of Photovoltaics for the celebration of the International Year of Light (2015).
12. A. Bozzola, M. Liscidini, and L. C. Andreani, “Broad-band light-trapping with disordered photonic
structures in thin film silicon solar cells”, Progr. Photovolt: Res. Appl. 22(12), 1237-1245 (2013).
13. A. Bozzola, M. Liscidini, and L. C. Andreani, “Photonic light trapping versus Lambertian limits in
thin film silicon solar cells with 1D and 2D photonic patterns”, Opt. Express 20(S2), A224-A244
(2012).
This article was inserted in the top 15 of the most cited articles published in Optics Express in the years 20122014.
Conference proceedings
1. C. Lacava, L. Carrol, A. Bozzola, R. Marchetti, P. Minzioni, I. Cristiani, M. Fournier, S. Bernabe, D.
Gerace, L. C. Andreani, “Design and characterization of low-loss 2D grating couplers for silicon
photonics integrated circuits”, Proceedings SPIE 9752, Silicon Photonics XI, 97520V, March, 14th
2016, San Francisco, 2016.
2. W. Raja, A. Bozzola, F. De Angelis, R. Proietti Zaccaria, “Perovskite nanowire based multijunction
solar cell”, Optical Nanostructures and Advanced Materials for Photovoltaics 2015, Optical Society
of America, paper PTh3B.2, 2–5 November 2015, Suzhou China.
3. D. Garoli, E. Calandrini, S. Cattarin, S. Barison, P. Zilio, A. Bozzola, A. Toma, F. De Angelis,
“Engineered/tailored nanoporous gold structures for infrared plasmonics”, Proceedings of the SPIE
9547, Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties XIII, 95470K, August 28th
2015, San Diego, United States.
4. H. Wang, A. Bozzola, W. Raja, P. Zilio, A. Toma, R. Proietti Zaccaria, H. Wang, H. Sun, F. De
Angelis, “Theoretical and experimental investigation of strong coupling between excitons and
surface plasmons polaritons in subwavelength hole arrays”, Proceedings of Plasmonica, July, 1-3,
Padova, Italy.
5. A. Bozzola, P. Kowalczewski, M. Liscidini, and L. C. Andreani, “Light absorption and carrier
collection in thin-film crystalline silicon solar cells with light trapping”, Proceedings of the 16th
International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2014), paper We. C6.5, July 610, 2014, Gratz, Austria.
6. P. Kowalczewski, A. Bozzola, M. Liscidini, and L. C. Andreani, “Tailoring randomly rough textures
for light trapping in thin-film solar cells”, Proceedings of the SPIE Photonics Europe, Photonics for
Solar Energy Systems, April 14-17, 2014, Brussels, Belgium.
7. P. Kowalczewski, A. Bozzola, M. Liscidini, and L. C. Andreani, “Absorption enhancement and
electrical transport in thin-film solar cells with randomly rough textures”, Proceedings of the CLEO:
Science and Innovations Conference, paper STh3I.2, June 8-13, 2014, San Jose, United States.
8. A. Bozzola, P. Kowalczewski, and L. C. Andreani, “Effect of non-radiative recombinations in thin
film solar cells with light trapping: a model study”, Renewable Energy and the Environment Optics
and Photonics Congress, paper JM3A-1, November 3-7, 2013, Tucson, United States.
9. A. Bozzola, P. Kowalczewski, M. Farina, and L. C. Andreani, “Impact of non-radiative
recombinations in thin-film solar cells with light trapping: an analytic model”, Proceedings of the
28th European Photovoltaic Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), paper 3.DV.1.14, pp. 26842652, September 30 – October 4, 2013, Paris, France.
10. M. Liscidini, A. Bozzola, P. Kowalczewski, and L. C. Andreani, “Light-trapping: from order to
disorder in thin-film silicon solar cells”, Proceedings of the CLEO: Science and Innovations
Conference, paper CTh1M.5, June 9-14, 2013, San Jose, United States.
11. M. Liscidini, A. Bozzola, and L. C. Andreani, “Photonic light-trapping and Lambertian limit in thin
film silicon solar cells”, Proceedings of the CLEO: Quantum Electronics and Laser Conference
(QELS), paper JTh2A, May 6-11, 2012, San Jose, United States.
12. L.C. Andreani, A. Bozzola, P. Kowalczewski, and M. Liscidini, “Towards the Lambertian limit in
thin film silicon solar cells with photonic structures”, Proceedings of the 27th European Photovoltaic
Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), paper 1.CV.8.27, pp. 259-263, September 24-28, 2012,
Frankfurt, Germany.
13. A. Bozzola, M. Liscidini, and L. C. Andreani, “Broad-band light-trapping in thin film crystalline
silicon solar cells with engineered disordered photonic structures”, Renewable Energy and the
Environment Optics and Photonics Congress, Optical Society of America, paper PM2C.2, November
11-14, 2012, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
14. A. Bozzola, M. Liscidini, and L. C. Andreani, “Light trapping in thin film solar cells with subwavelength photonic crystal patterns”, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2012), paper Mo. B6.1, July 2-5, 2012, Coventry, United
Kingdom.
15. L.C. Andreani, A. Bozzola, and M. Liscidini, “Light trapping in thin film solar cells: towards the
Lambertian limit”, Proceedings of the SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering
8438, paper 84380C (2012).
16. A. Bozzola, M. Liscidini, and L. C. Andreani, “Light trapping in thin film silicon solar cells with
mono and bidimensional photonic patterns”, Renewable Energy and the Environment Optics and
Photonics Congress, Optical Society of America, paper PWC1, November 2-3, 2011, Austin, United
States.
17. A. Bozzola, S. Flores Daorta, M. Galli, M. Patrini, L. C. Andreani, A. Alessi, R. Fusco, A. Proto, P.
Scudo, “Characterization of multilayer luminescent solar concentrators”, Proceedings of the 26th
European Photovoltaic Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), paper 1.CV.3.10, pp. 259-263,
September 5-9, 2011, Hamburg, Germany.
Patents
1. R. Fusco, L. Andreani, A. Bozzola, D. Comoretto, V. Robbiano, M. Laus, K. Sparnacci, “Dispositivo
fotovoltaico a concentrazione ibrida”, Italian patent application N. MI2015A000091 (2015 pending).
Presented invited talks
1. “Light absorption and carrier collection in thin-film crystalline silicon solar cells with light
trapping”, 16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2012), July 6-10
2014, Gratz, Austria.
2. “Electro-optical modelling of silicon solar cells with light trapping”, PROPHET conference, June
26-27 2014, Cork, Ireland.
3. “Light trapping in thin film solar cells with sub-wavelength photonic crystal patterns”, 14th
International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2012), July 2-5 2012, Coventry,
United Kingdom.
Presented contributed talks
1. “Reduce thickness and trap sunlight: how thin film solar cells can be more efficient than bulk ones”,
Italian National Conference Condensed Matter Physics (FisMat 2013), September 9-13 2013, Milan,
Italy.
2. “Broad-band light-trapping in thin film crystalline silicon solar cells with engineered disordered
photonic structures”, OSA Conference on Optical Nanostructures and Advanced Materials for
Photovoltaics, November 11-14, 2012, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
3. “Light trapping in thin film silicon solar cells with mono and bidimensional photonic patterns”, OSA
Conference on Optical Nanostructures and Advanced Materials for Photovoltaics, November 2-3,
2011, Austin, United States.
Presented posters
1. “Theoretical and experimental investigation of strong coupling between excitons and surface
plasmons polaritons in subwavelength hole arrays”, Plasmonica, July, 1-3 2015, Padova, Italy.
2. “Performance of 2D-grating couplers designed through full 3D-FDTD numerical simulations”, 11th
International Conference on Group IV Photonics, August 27-29 2014, Paris, France.
3. “An analytic model for carrier transport in thin film crystalline silicon solar cells with light
trapping”, E-MRS 2014 Spring Meeting, May 26-30 2014, Lille, France.
4. “Impact of non-radiative recombinations in thin-film solar cells with light trapping: an analytic
model”, 28th European Photovoltaic Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), September 30 –
October 4, 2013, Paris, France.
5. “Broad band light trapping in thin film silicon solar cells: the case of partially disordered photonic
structures”, Italian National Conference Condensed Matter Physics (FisMat 2013), September 9-13
2013, Milan, Italy.
6. “Towards the Lambertian limit in thin film silicon solar cells with photonic structures”, 27th
European Photovoltaic Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), September 24-28, 2012, Frankfurt,
Germany.
7. “Characterization of multilayer luminescent solar concentrators”, 26th European Photovoltaic
Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), September 5-9, 2011, Hamburg, Germany.