Metal nano-particles sizing by thermal annealing for the enhancement of surface plasmon effects in thin-film solar cells application

2016 ◽  
Vol 370 ◽  
pp. 85-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Zen Hsieh ◽  
Yuan-Fong Chou Chau ◽  
Chee Ming Lim ◽  
Mo-Hua Lin ◽  
Hung Ji Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Metal Nano Particles

Tuning the plasmonic absorption of metal reflectors by zinc oxide nano particles: Application in thin film solar cells

Nano Energy ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 167-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ujwol Palanchoke ◽  
Henning Kurz ◽  
Rodrigo Noriega ◽  
Sahar Arabi ◽  
Vladislav Jovanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells

scholarly journals Plasmonic Nanostructure for Enhanced Light Absorption in Ultrathin Silicon Solar Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinna He ◽  
Chunzhen Fan ◽  
Junqiao Wang ◽  
Yongguang Cheng ◽  
Pei Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Solar Spectrum ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Absorption Enhancement ◽  
Plasmonic Nanostructures ◽  
Cell Design

The performances of thin film solar cells are considerably limited by the low light absorption. Plasmonic nanostructures have been introduced in the thin film solar cells as a possible solution around this issue in recent years. Here, we propose a solar cell design, in which an ultrathin Si film covered by a periodic array of Ag strips is placed on a metallic nanograting substrate. The simulation results demonstrate that the designed structure gives rise to 170% light absorption enhancement over the full solar spectrum with respect to the bared Si thin film. The excited multiple resonant modes, including optical waveguide modes within the Si layer, localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of Ag stripes, and surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) arising from the bottom grating, and the coupling effect between LSPR and SPP modes through an optimization of the array periods are considered to contribute to the significant absorption enhancement. This plasmonic solar cell design paves a promising way to increase light absorption for thin film solar cell applications.

Surface plasmon enhanced GaAs thin film solar cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 693-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Liu ◽  
Xiaodong Wang ◽  
Yueqiang Li ◽  
Zhaoxin Geng ◽  
Fuhua Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells

Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin film solar cells prepared by rapid thermal annealing of co-electroplated Cu–Zn–Sn precursors

Solar Energy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
YongZheng Zhang ◽  
Cheng Liao ◽  
Kai Zong ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
JingBing Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thermal Annealing ◽  
Rapid Thermal Annealing ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells
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