Title :
Plasmonic back structures designed for efficiency enhancement of thin film solar cells
Author :
Bai, Wenli ; Gan, Qiaoqiang ; Song, Guofeng ; Bartoli, Filbert
Author_Institution :
Nano-Optoelectron. Lab., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Metallic back structures with one-dimensional periodic nanoridges attached to thin-film amorphous silicon (a-Si) solar cell are proposed to enhance the cell efficiency in a wide near-IR range.
Keywords :
Absorption; Nanostructures; Optical films; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Periodic structures; Photovoltaic cells; Plasmons; Semiconductor thin films; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
