Title :
Core-shell gold nanoparticle for enhanced near-infrared silicon solar cell response
Author :
Qu, Di ; Liu, Fang ; Yu, Jiafan ; Xie, Wanlu ; Xu, Qi ; Huang, Yidong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Near-infrared silicon solar cell response enhanced by gold nanoparticles with core-shell structure has been studied experimentally. The obvious enhancement on photocurrent response was observed when λ0 >; 800 nm and the highest value 12% near λ0 = 1160 nm was obtained.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; gold; nanoparticles; silicon; solar cells; Au; Si; core-shell gold nanoparticle; core-shell structure; enhanced near-infrared silicon solar cell response; photocurrent response; wavelength 1160 nm; Gold; Nanoparticles; Optical surface waves; Photoconductivity; Photovoltaic cells; Plasmons; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2010 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7111-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACP.2010.5682806