• DocumentCode
    520461
  • Title

    Absorption enhancement of an amorphous Si solar cell through localized surface plasmon-induced scattering with metal nanoparticles

  • Author

    Tsai, Fu-Ji ; Wang, Jyh-Yang ; Kiang, Yean-Woei ; Yang, C.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Photonics & Optoelectron., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Absorption enhancement of an amorphous Si solar cell is numerically demonstrated by placing metal nanoparticles on the device top, including periodical and non-periodical distributions, to induce localized surface plasmon for effectively generating forward scattering.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; light absorption; light scattering; nanoparticles; plasmonics; silicon; solar cells; surface plasmons; Si; absorption enhancement; forward scattering generation; localized surface plasmon induced scattering; metal nanoparticles; solar cell; Amorphous materials; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Gold; Light scattering; Nanoparticles; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Photovoltaic cells; Plasmons; Solar power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500041