Electroless plating of noble metal nanoparticles for improved performance of silicon photodiodes via surface plasmon resonance

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1201-1206

  Blackwood, D J ^a   Khoo, S M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electroless plating; Silicon photodiodes; Silver nanoparticles; Surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

I - V CURVE; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; NANO-ISLANDS; NOBLE METAL NANOPARTICLES; SI PHOTODIODES; SILICON PHOTODIODE; SILICON-BASED; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR IRRADIATION; VISIBLE REGION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLESS PLATING; GOLD COATINGS; GOLD DEPOSITS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTODIODES; PLASMONS; PRECIOUS METALS; SILVER; SILVER DEPOSITS;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 77953154947     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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