Plasmonic back structures designed for efficiency enhancement of thin film solar cells

Wenli Bai; Qiaoqiang Gan; Guofeng Song; Filbert Bartoli; IEEE

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Plasmonic back structures designed for efficiency enhancement of thin film solar cells

Wenli Bai, Qiaoqiang Gan, Guofeng Song, Filbert Bartoli and IEEE

CLEO/QELS: 2010 Laser Science to Photonic Applications, pp.1-2

05/2010

Abstract

(040.5350) Photovoltaic

(240.6680) Surface plasmons

(260.2110) Electromagnetic theory

(310.6628) Subwavelength structures

Absorption

Nanostructures

Optical films

Optical scattering

Optical surface waves

Periodic structures

Photovoltaic cells

Plasmons

Semiconductor thin films

Transistors

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.

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Title: Plasmonic back structures designed for efficiency enhancement of thin film solar cells
Creators - without role: Wenli Bai - Nano Hydrophobics
Qiaoqiang Gan - Lehigh University
Guofeng Song - Nano Hydrophobics
Filbert Bartoli - Lehigh University
IEEE
Publication Details: CLEO/QELS: 2010 Laser Science to Photonic Applications, pp.1-2
Publisher: IEEE
Identifiers: 9945646008331
Academic Unit: King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
Language: English
Resource Type: Conference proceeding