Theory of plasmonic near-field enhanced absorption in solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Lagos, N ^a,b   Sigalas, M M ^b   Lidorikis, E ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; ABSORPTION PERFORMANCE; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; DILUTE SUSPENSIONS; ENHANCED ABSORPTION; FILLING RATIO; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; NEAR-FIELD; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PLASMONIC;

PLASMONS;

ABSORPTION;

EID: 84857813192     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3623759     Document Type: Article

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