Title :
Analysis of nanoparticles shape for efficient absorption in nanoplasmonic solar cells
Author :
ElMahgoub, Khaled ; Elsherbeni, Atef Z.
Author_Institution :
Trimble Navig., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The effect of different shapes and grid skew angle of silver nanoparticles on the absorption of nanoplasmonic solar cell is studied using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD). An FDTD algorithm is used to study the absorption rate of the solar cells with cuboid and cylindrical silver nanoparticles. Moreover, solar cells with axial and skewed grid of silver nanoparticles are considered. The results show that the shape of the nanoparticles affects the absorption rate of the solar cell dramatically, while the skew angle of the grid has a negligible effect.
Keywords :
absorption; finite difference time-domain analysis; nanoparticles; plasmonics; solar cells; FDTD algorithm; absorption; cuboid silver nanoparticles; cylindrical silver nanoparticles; finite-difference time-domain; grid skew angle; nanoparticles shape; nanoplasmonic solar cells; Absorption; Dispersion; Finite difference methods; Nanoparticles; Photovoltaic cells; Silver; Time-domain analysis; Finite-difference time-domain; dispersive material; nanoplasmonic solar cell; periodic structure; skewed grid;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
DOI :
10.1109/WiSEE.2013.6737546
