Plasmon effect in Si solar cells coated with a thin polymer film containing silver or gold nanoparticles

ECS Transactions

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 81-91

  Tanaka, Yuki ^a   Hachimura, Hironori ^a   Mishima, Takayoshi ^a   Ihara, Manabu ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; EFFICIENCY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GOLD COATINGS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SURFACE PLASMONS;

ANTI-REFLECTION EFFECTS; ENHANCEMENT RATIOS; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON; SPIN-COATING METHOD; SURFACE PLASMON EFFECTS; SURFACE RECOMBINATIONS; THIN POLYMER FILMS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84863393553     PISSN: 19385862     EISSN: 19386737     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1149/1.3553350     Document Type: Conference Paper

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