Enhancement of silicon solar cell performances due to light trapping by colloidal metal nanoparticles

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-147

  Jana, Sourav Kanti ^a   Le Donne, Alessia ^a   Binetti, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Metals; A. Semiconductors; D. Electrical properties

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ATTRACTIVE STRATEGIES; COLLOIDAL METALS; COLLOIDAL TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; I-V MEASUREMENTS; LIGHT-TRAPPING; MANUFACTURING COST; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PLASMONIC; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SPECTRAL RESPONSE;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GOLD; GOLD COATINGS; GOLD DEPOSITS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MANUFACTURE; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLASMONS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

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EID: 84904785207     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2011.11.025     Document Type: Article

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