Plasmonic light-trapping in a-Si:H solar cells by front-side Ag nanoparticle arrays: A benchmarking study

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 210, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1571-1574

  Lenzmann, F O ^a   Van Lare, M C ^b   Salpakari, J ^a   Spinelli, P ^b   Notta, J B ^a   Dorenkamper M ^a   Bakker, N J ^a   Weeber, A W ^a   Polman, A ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

a Si:H solar cells; benchmarking; light trapping; plasmonics

Indexed keywords

A-SI:H SOLAR CELLS; AG NANOPARTICLE; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; LIGHT-TRAPPING; PLASMONIC ARRAYS; PLASMONICS; SPECTRAL RESPONSE MEASUREMENTS; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

BENCHMARKING; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONS; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS;

SILVER;

EID: 84882455563     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201200964     Document Type: Article

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