Influence of localized surface plasmon excitation in silver nanoparticles on the performance of silicon solar cells
Influence of localized surface plasmon excitation in silver nanoparticles on the performance of silicon solar cells
Silver nanoparticles have been fabricated on glass and silicon substrates, and silicon solar cells, by evaporation of 10 nm layers followed by thermal annealing. Distinct localized surface plasmon resonances are observed in the optical spectra of the annealed samples, and these strongly affect the cell reflectance and spectral response, both positively and negatively. At short wavelengths photocurrent is improved due to forward-scattering by quadrupolar modes, while at longer wavelengths photocurrent is deteriorated due to back-scattering by dipolar modes. Back-scattering is attributed to modification of the angular scattering distribution of the nanoparticles by the silicon substrate.
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Temple, T.L.
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Mahanama, G.D.K.
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Reehal, H.S.
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Bagnall, D.M.
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11 August 2009
Temple, T.L.
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Mahanama, G.D.K.
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Reehal, H.S.
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Temple, T.L., Mahanama, G.D.K., Reehal, H.S. and Bagnall, D.M.
(2009)
Influence of localized surface plasmon excitation in silver nanoparticles on the performance of silicon solar cells.
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 93 (11), .
(doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2009.07.014).
Abstract
Silver nanoparticles have been fabricated on glass and silicon substrates, and silicon solar cells, by evaporation of 10 nm layers followed by thermal annealing. Distinct localized surface plasmon resonances are observed in the optical spectra of the annealed samples, and these strongly affect the cell reflectance and spectral response, both positively and negatively. At short wavelengths photocurrent is improved due to forward-scattering by quadrupolar modes, while at longer wavelengths photocurrent is deteriorated due to back-scattering by dipolar modes. Back-scattering is attributed to modification of the angular scattering distribution of the nanoparticles by the silicon substrate.
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Published date: 11 August 2009
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