Optical Absorption as a Function of Profile Optical Absorption as a Function of Period Optical Absorption as a Function of Depth Chapter 1: Sustainable Electricity Generationġ.2 Electricity Generation and Distributionġ.3.2 Economic Benefits of Investment in Siliconġ.6 Crystalline Si Solar Cell SimulationsĢ.3.1 Etch Rate Dependence on Concentration and TemperatureĢ.4.1 Metal-Assisted Random Reactive Ion Texturing of SiliconĢ.4.2 Texture Evolution and Damage RemovalĢ.6.3 Profiles of Plasma-Implanted PhosphorousĢ.8.3 Ex Situ SiO2 on H3PO4-Doped Surfaceģ.3 Optical Response of Subwavelength Periodic Structuresģ.4 Polarization and Anti-reflection Response of Subwavelength Periodic Structuresģ.5.1 Diffractive Optics for Enhanced IR Absorptionģ.5.2 Physical Optics for Enhanced IR Absorptionģ.5.3 Physical Optics for Enhanced IR Absorption in Thin Films