Plasmonic multilayer nanoparticles enhanced photocurrent in thin film hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Ho, Chung I ^a   Yeh, Dan Ju ^a   Su, Vin Cent ^a   Yang, Chieh Hung ^a   Yang, Po Chuan ^a   Pu, Ming Yi ^b   Kuan, Chieh Hsiung ^a   Cheng, I Chun ^a   Lee, Si Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; BACK REFLECTORS; DIFFUSE SCATTERING; DOUBLE LAYERS; ENHANCED SCATTERING; FILL-FACTOR; HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI:H); PLASMON EXCITATIONS; PLASMONIC MULTILAYER; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FILM PREPARATION; HYDROGENATION; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PLASMONS; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

GOLD;

EID: 84865515961     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4739289     Document Type: Article

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