Title :
Optimization of light-trapping in thin-film solar cells enhanced with plasmonic nanoparticles
Author :
Akimov, Yu.A. ; Koh, W.S.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Photonics & Plasmonics Team, Inst. of High Performance Comput., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
Recently, thin-film solar cells enhanced with plasmonic nanoparticles have attracted much attention of the scientific community. To improve the performance of such cells, an optimization of the nanoparticle parameters such as size, surface coverage and material is performed. Based on this optimization, the role of surface plasmons is discussed and analyzed with respect to optical absorption of the photoactive layer in both the dipolar and multi-polar regimes of the forward scattering configuration.
Keywords :
aluminium; elemental semiconductors; hydrogen; indium compounds; light absorption; light scattering; metallic thin films; nanoparticles; optimisation; particle size; plasmonics; radiation pressure; silicon; solar cells; surface plasmons; tin compounds; ITO-Si:H-Al; forward scattering configuration; light trapping; nanoparticle size; optical absorption; optimization; photoactive layer; plasmonic nanoparticles; surface coverage; surface plasmons; thin film solar cells; Absorption; Metals; Nanoparticles; Optical surface waves; Photovoltaic cells; Plasmons; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Global Conference (PGC), 2010
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9882-6
DOI :
10.1109/PGC.2010.5705952
