Photocurrent enhancement in thin film amorphous silicon solar cells with silver nanoparticles

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 260-265

  Eminian, C ^a   Haug, F J ^a   Cubero, O ^a   Niquille, X ^a   Ballif, C ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

light trapping; nanoparticles; solar cells

Indexed keywords

BACK CONTACT; BACK REFLECTORS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; LIGHT ILLUMINATION; LIGHT-TRAPPING; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON; LONG WAVELENGTH; PHOTOCURRENT ENHANCEMENT; SCATTERING PROPERTY; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; ZNO;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; AMORPHOUS SILICON; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; ZINC OXIDE;

SILVER;

EID: 79952332004     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1015     Document Type: Article

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