DocumentCode
2738265
Title
Broadband characteristics of surface plasmon enhanced solar cells
Author
Roberts, Brian ; Ku, P.C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
20-25 June 2010
Abstract
The surface plasmon characteristics of metal nanostructures have the potential to improve optical absorption in thin film photovoltaics. We present a novel method for simulating and analyzing absorption in the active region of metal nanoparticle enhanced solar cells, capable of determining broad spectrum behavior from a single simulation and accurately accounting for optical losses in the metal. This method has several advantages over alternative simulations, and can be applied to modelling any number of thin film material systems.
Keywords
light absorption; solar cells; surface plasmons; broad spectrum behavior; broadband characteristics; metal nanoparticle enhanced solar cells; metal nanostructures; optical absorption; surface plasmon enhanced solar cells; thin film material systems; thin film photovoltaics; Absorption; Metals; Optical films; Optical pulses; Photovoltaic cells; Plasmons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2010 35th IEEE
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5890-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614507
Filename
5614507
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