Plasmonics for light trapping in silicon solar cells

Energy Procedia

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages 287-291

  Fosli, C H ^a   Thogersen A ^a   Karazhanov, S ^a   Marstein, E S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Silicon; Silver; Solar cells; Surface plasmons

Indexed keywords

LIGHT-TRAPPING; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE AND SHAPE; PLASMONICS; PROCESS CONDITION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR MODULE; SURFACE PLASMONS; WAFER THICKNESS;

NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLASMONS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS;

SILVER;

EID: 84855696290     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.10.192     Document Type: Conference Paper

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