Plasmonic light-trapping for Si solar cells using self-assembled, Ag nanoparticles

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 500-504

  Beck, F J ^a   Mokkapati, S ^a   Catchpole, K R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AG NANOPARTICLE; ANTI-REFLECTION EFFECTS; C-SI SOLAR CELL; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; LIGHT-TRAPPING; PHOTOCURRENT ENHANCEMENT; PLASMONIC; RED-SHIFTED; SCATTERING RESONANCE; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SI SOLAR CELLS; SPECTRAL REGION;

NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCURRENTS; PLASMONS; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS;

LIGHT REFLECTION;

EID: 79952339759     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1006     Document Type: Article

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