Plasmon-enhanced light absorption of thin-film solar cells using hemispherical nanoparticles

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 213-218

  Alemu, Negash ^a   Chen, Fuyi ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

light absorption; nanohemispherical; surface plasmon; thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN TECHNIQUE; NANOHEMISPHERICAL; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SILVER NANOPARTICLE (NPS); SILVER PARTICLES; SURFACE PLASMONS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

SILVER;

EID: 84892932524     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201330065     Document Type: Article

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