Title :
Embedded Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles for enhanced solar absorption in thin film photovoltaics
Author :
Harrison, R.K. ; Ben-Yakar, Adela
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We analytically determine the contribution of plasmonic nanospheres embedded in absorbing media to total optical absorption. We estimate gains of ~30% for a 1 μm μc-Si solar cell using 54 nm silica-coated silver nanoparticles.
Keywords :
light absorption; nanoparticles; plasmonics; silicon compounds; silver; solar cells; thin film devices; embedded nanoparticles; enhanced solar absorption; optical absorption; plasmonic nanospheres; silica-coated silver nanoparticles; size 54 nm; solar cell; thin film photovoltaics; Absorption; Nanoparticles; Optical scattering; Photovoltaic cells; Plasmons; Silicon; light-trapping; nanoparticles; photovoltaics; plasmonics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358487
