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Harry A. Atwater

California Institute of Technology ORCID

1,338

Works

75,888

Citations

123

h-index

514

i10-index

Research Topics

Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Nanowire Synthesis and Applications Thin-Film Transistor Technologies

Affiliations

Pasadena City College2014–2020

California Institute of Technology1988–2026

Portland State University2003–2003

National Renewable Energy Laboratory2003–2022

nLIGHT (United States)2021–2025

Top Works

Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices

Harry A. Atwater,Albert Polman

20108,192 citations

solar cell performance optimization

Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies

Local detection of electromagnetic energy transport below the diffraction limit in metal nanoparticle plasmon waveguides

Stefan A. Maier,Pieter G. Kik,et al.

20032,265 citations

Plasmonics: Localization and guiding of electromagnetic energy in metal/dielectric structures

Stefan A. Maier,Harry A. Atwater

20051,895 citations

Broadband polarization-independent resonant light absorption using ultrathin plasmonic super absorbers

Koray Aydın,Vivian E. Ferry,et al.

20111,680 citations

Low-Loss Plasmonic Metamaterials

Alexandra Boltasseva,Harry A. Atwater

20111,507 citations

Comparison of the device physics principles of planar and radial p-n junction nanorod solar cells

Brendan M. Kayes,Harry A. Atwater,et al.

20051,347 citations

Enhanced absorption and carrier collection in Si wire arrays for photovoltaic applications

Michael D. Kelzenberg,Shannon W. Boettcher,et al.

20101,325 citations

Plasmon slot waveguides: Towards chip-scale propagation with subwavelength-scale localization

Jennifer A. Dionne,Luke A. Sweatlock,et al.

20061,132 citations

A comparative technoeconomic analysis of renewable hydrogen production using solar energy

Matthew R. Shaner,Harry A. Atwater,et al.

2016919 citations