Title :
Plasmonic-enhanced Si Schottky barrier solar cell
Author :
Chong Tong ; Juhyung Yun ; Qiaoqiang Gan ; Anderson, Wayne A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Abstract :
By introducing plasmonic silver nanoparticles on top of a SiO2 spacer layer, we enhance the power conversion efficiency of a Si-based Schottky barrier solar cell by 80% (from 2.5% to 4.5%).
Keywords :
Schottky diodes; elemental semiconductors; nanoparticles; plasmonics; silicon; silicon compounds; silver; solar cells; Si; Si-based Schottky barrier solar cell; SiO2-Ag; plasmonic silver nanoparticles; plasmonic-enhanced Si Schottky barrier solar cell; power conversion efficiency; silica spacer layer; Absorption; Optical films; Photovoltaic cells; Plasmons; Reflectivity; Schottky barriers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
