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Novel plasmonic materials to improve thin film solar cells efficiency

Year: 2015

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Thin film solar cells have been widely studied with the focus on how to improve light trapping mechanism and enhance the overall photon-electrons conversion efficiency. The effect of novel plasmonic materials based on wide bandgap semiconductors, such as metals heavily doped zinc oxides and metal nitrides, are here studied in relation to their potential use in thin film solar cells. Here, we show that metal nitrides can play similar roles as gold nanoparticles on a surface of a Si-thin film solar cell, possibly without introducing excessive dissipative absorption, while metals doped zinc oxide nanoparticles could significantly improve the efficiency of thin film solar cells.

Source: Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE

DOI: 10.1117/12.2202475

Authors: N. Saiprasad, A. Boretti, L. Rosa, S. Castelletto

Institutions: RMIT University, West Virginia University, University of Parma, Swinburne University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Thin-Film Transistor Technologies

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2249347172

FWCI: 0.416

Cites: 24

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10