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Table 1 Performance metrics of the meta-lenses presented in this paper

From: Planar metasurface-based concentrators for solar energy harvest: from theory to engineering

Mat.a)

Type/Pol.b)

W.L.c)

(nm)

Eff. (%)d)

N.A.

F.L.

(μm)

Diam.e)

(μm)

A.R.

(Max.)

F.O.V.

(Deg.)

Ref.

f)

Mean

Peak

Al

R/CP

420–650

–

26.31@420 nm

0.124

163

41.86

–

–

[202]

Au

R/CP

1200–1680

~ 12

12.44@1300 nm

0.268

100

55.55

–

–

[201]

Au

T/CP

1500–1630

–

16.4@1540 nm

0.23

40–41.3

~ 25

–

–

[112]

Au

T/CP

676

–

~ 10

0.62

2.5

4

–

–

[98]

Al,Ag,Au

T/CP

450,550,650

–

5.8–8.7

–

1000

–

–

–

[206]

HfO2

T/CP

325

–

56.28 ± 1.37

0.6

330

500

~ 7.1

–

[146]

AlN

T/CP

376

–

47.1

–

6.62

4 × 4

12

–

[148]

Si3N4

T/CP

250–400

–

77@400 nm

~ 0.75

2.9–5.3

10

~ 2.5

–

[188]

MgO

T/CP

182

–

94

~ 0.8

7.56

20

12

–

[189]

GaN

T/LP,CP

1000–1800

61

83@1800 nm

0.27

34.5

20

~ 7.3

–

[178]

a-Si

T/LP,CP

1550

–

~ 82

–

500

400

4.7

–

[175]

c-Si

T/LP

640

–

~ 67

0.8

0.34

64

–

–

[195]

TiO2

T/LP,CP

405,532,660

–

30,70,90

0.6

200

300

7.5

–

[141]

GaN

T/CP

430,530,633

–

87,91.6,50.6

0.164

300

100

~ 3.3

–

[164]

GaN

T/CP

400–660

40

67@475 nm

0.106

235

–

16

–

[165]

TiO2

T/CP

470–670

–

~ 37@500 nm

0.02

–

160

12

–

[152]

a-Si

T/LP,CP

1200–1650

~ 50

–

0.24

200

100

–

–

[169]

TiO2

T/LP,CP

640–1200

~ 70

75@800 nm

0.12

~ 40

10

–

–

[204]

TiO2

T/LP,CP

650–1000

~ 88.5

90.2@700 nm

0.1

~ 110

25

~ 37.5

–

[203]

a-Si

/LP

1100–1700

~ 50

–

–

74.5

190 × 100

17.5

120

[100]

PbTe

T/LP

5200

–

32–45

0.24

2000

5200 × 5200

1.25

~ 170

[174]

a-Si

T/LP,CP

940

–

41–88

0.2

2500

6400 × 6400

7.5

~ 180

[174]

a-Si

T/LP

850

–

45–70

0.49

717

800

–

60

[207]

TiO2

T/CP

532

–

~ 50

0.44

342.5

–

~ 6.3

50

[153]

a-Si

T/LP,CP

740

–

−5

0.71

203

500

3.5

160

[208]

  1. aMat. Material. bPol. Polarization, R Reflection type, T Transmission type. cW.L. Wavelength; −: not reported, dEff. Efficiency. eDiam. diameter, fRef. Reference.