Localized Surface Plasmons Enhanced Light Transmission into c-Silicon Solar Cells. (22nd July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Singh, Y. Premkumar; Jain, Amit; Kapoor, Avinashi
• Other Names: Reehal Haricharan S. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of solar energy. Volume 2013(2013)
• Publication Date: 2013-07-22
• Subjects: Solar energy -- Periodicals; 621.4705
• DOI: 10.1155/2013/584283
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2356-7635

Abstract

Abstract : The paper investigates the light incoupling into c-Si solar cells due to the excitation of localized surface plasmon resonances in periodic metallic nanoparticles by finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) technique. A significant enhancement of AM1.5G solar radiation transmission has been demonstrated by depositing nanoparticles of various metals on the upper surface of a semi-infinite Si substrate. Plasmonic nanostructures located close to the cell surface can scatter incident light efficiently into the cell. Al nanoparticles were found to be superior to Ag, Cu, and Au nanoparticles due to the improved transmission of light over almost the entire solar spectrum and, thus, can be a potential low-cost plasmonic metal for large-scale implementation of solar cells.