Enhancement of light absorption using high-k dielectric in localized surface plasmon resonance for silicon-based thin film solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Li, Hua Min ^a   Zhang, Gang ^a   Yang, Cheng ^a   Lee, Dae Yeong ^a   Lim, Yeong Dae ^a   Shen, Tian Zi ^a   Yoo, Won Jong ^a   Park, Young Jun ^b   Kim, Hyunjin ^b   Nam Cha, Seung ^b   Kim, Jong Min ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTANCE; ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; AU NANOPARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC SPACINGS; EXTINCTION CROSS SECTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAINS; HIGH-K DIELECTRIC; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; MIE THEORY; POLARIZABILITIES; SI-BASED; SILICON-BASED THIN FILMS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS; VISIBLE SPECTRA;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; GOLD; HAFNIUM OXIDES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASMONS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON; SILICON OXIDES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THIN FILMS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 79959505077     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3587165     Document Type: Article

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