Optical absorption enhancement in solar cells with cylindrical Ag nanoparticles by localized surface plasmons

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 796-801

  Li, Bao Zeng ^a   Su, Xiao Xiao ^a   Lin, Jing Quan ^a   Gao, Xun ^a   Lei, Jian Guo ^a   Tao, Hai Yan ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

crystalline silicon; cylindrical silver nanoparticle; localized surface plasmon; solar cell

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; AG NANOPARTICLE; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SUBSTRATES; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; CYLINDRICAL SILVER NANOPARTICLE; DAMPING OSCILLATION; ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; ENHANCEMENT RATIOS; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; OPTIMIZED STRUCTURES; SILICON SUBSTRATES; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

ABSORPTION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMONS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

SILVER;

EID: 79957607934     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340.2011.573588     Document Type: Article

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