Metal nanoparticles associated with local surface plasmon (LSP) resonance, i.e. highly confined electric field and large scattering cross-sections (σ), have been widely used to enhance the light-harvesting of solar cells toward high optoelectronic performance.However, the metal nanoparticles embedded into the solar cells suffer from parasitic ohmic loss that …
Metal nanoparticles associated with local surface plasmon (LSP) resonance, i.e. highly confined electric field and large scattering cross-sections (σ), have been widely used to enhance the light-harvesting of solar cells toward high optoelectronic performance.However, the metal nanoparticles embedded into the solar cells suffer from parasitic ohmic loss that …
Computational analyses show that within 9 μm thin-film c-Si, we achieve 28.28% power conversion efficiency with a 220 nm top CZTS layer. These findings will help reduce the amount of Si (∼10 vs. ∼180 μm) in silicon-based solar cells …
Highly efficient colored perovskite solar cells that exploit localized surface plasmon resonances in ultrathin subwavelength plasmonic nanoresonators are demonstrated. Localized resonances in ...
DOI: 10.1002/advs.201500312 Corpus ID: 6924471; Surface Plasmon Resonance Effect in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells @article{Cui2016SurfacePR, title={Surface Plasmon Resonance Effect in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells}, author={Jin Cui and Cheng Chen and Junbo Han and Kun Cao and Wenjun Zhang and Yan Shen and Mingkui Wang}, …
Solar radiation is mainly concentrated in visible light region (50%), to achieve the perfect absorption of this spectral band is significant for many energy-related fields include solar cells, hot-electron devices, and perfect cloaking. In this paper, we theoretically designed and numerically demonstrated a broadband perfect absorber that works in visible light (400–800 …
Surface Plasmon-Assisted Transparent Conductive Electrode for Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells. Qi Sun, Qi Sun. Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 199 Ren''ai Road, Suzhou, 215123 Jiangsu, P. R. China ... Flexible perovskite solar ...
The effects of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) on the efficiency, series resistance, and shunt resistance of thin-film Si solar cells are studied and analyzed in this work. Different SPP shapes and their effects on the optical and electrical properties and thereby the efficiency of thin-film solar cells are studied. Semiconductor and electromagnetic models are …
An engineered enhancement in short-circuit current density and energy conversion efficiency in amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cells is achieved via improved transmission of electromagnetic radiation arising from forward scattering by surface plasmon polariton modes in Au nanoparticles deposited above the amorphous silicon film. For a Au nanoparticle density of …
This work reports on incorporation of spectrally tuned gold/silica (Au/SiO 2) core/shell nanospheres and nanorods into the inverted perovskite solar cells (PVSC).The band gap of hybrid lead halide iodide (CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3) can be gradually increased by replacing iodide with increasing amounts of bromide, which can not only offer an appreciate solar radiation …
It is clear that the particle increases absorption in the silicon substrate by enhancing the forward scattering due to the surface plasmon resonance. (a) (b) Fig. 3. Absorption profile of plasmonic solar cell (a) and bare solar cell (b).
Highly efficient colored perovskite solar cells that exploit localized surface plasmon resonances in ultrathin subwavelength plasmonic nanoresonators are demonstrated. Localized resonances in ...
In plasmon-enhanced solar cells, the near-field optical confinement effect of LSPR can trap the incident light of a specific wavelength range in the vicinity of MNPs, leading to an enhanced light-harvesting by the nearby absorbers. ... homogeneous arrays of AuNPs remained on the FTO surface. Then, solar cells sensitized with ternary CdS 1-x Se ...
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. Volume 220, January 2021, 110850. Significant solar energy absorption of MXene Ti 3 C 2 T x nanofluids via localized surface plasmon resonance. Author links open overlay panel Debing Wang a 1, Yuxin Fang b 1, Wei Yu a, Lingling Wang a c, Huaqing Xie a, Yanan Yue b d. Show more. Add to Mendeley.
Solution-processing thin-film solar techniques, such as organic solar cells (OSCs) and perovskite solar cells (PeSCs), hold great promise as cost-effective renewable energy sources with feasible large-scale manufacturing. However, these devices are suffering from the incomplete photon absorption and thereby cannot unlock the full potential of device efficiency despite their rapid …
All of the GaAs solar cells described in this paper were grown by GenII molecular beam epitaxy on a 2 in. (1 0 0)-oriented n-type GaAs substrate.The structure consisted of a 1-um n-type GaAs buffer layer, a 500-nm n-type AlGaAs back surface field layer, a 150-nm n-type GaAs base layer, a 50-nm p-type GaAs emitter layer, a 30-nm p-type Al 0.8 Ga 0.2 As window layer, …
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In Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell using localized surface plasmon of Ag nanoparticles with different modulators, 17th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC17), Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 2007; pp 6P-P5-05. (Open in a …
This work reports on incorporation of spectrally tuned gold/silica (Au/SiO 2) core/shell nanospheres and nanorods into the inverted perovskite solar cells (PVSC).The band gap of hybrid lead halide iodide (CH 3 NH 3 PbI …
The new solar cells showed enhanced opto-electronic properties by the incorporation of NPs. The experimental data suggest that the device performances have been influenced by the concentration of NiS nano ... [46,47]. The trapping of light at the interface increases due to surface plasmon resonance; a special characteristic of Ag and gold (Au ...
The efficiency of a plasmon-sensitized solar cell can be improved by depositing gold nanoparticles on the cell''s surface. Achieving a high energy-conversion efficiency—the percentage of ...
Flexible perovskite solar cells (PeSCs) possess the extraordinary potential in the applications of portable power sources and wearable electronics because of their superiorities in ease fabrication and efficient power conversion. These features are reinforced when a transparent conductive electrode with good flexibility is achieved. A unique electrode based on Ag periodic …
When the surface plasmon resonance of metal nanoparticles occurs, the light absorption of the material increases, which is important for short wavelength spectral response of solar cells based on silicon [9, 11, 12]. Therefore, the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) can provide a possible way to achieve a high photoelectric conversion ...
The third and the fourth sections are devoted to technologies to incorporate the respective metallic nanostructures sustaining either localized or propagating surface plasmon polaritons into a solar cell. We finalize the chapter with conclusions on the broader impact of surface plasmon polaritons for photovoltaics.
In the third scheme, nanostructured metal films placed on the back surface of the solar cell can couple propagating sunlight into surface plasmon polariton (SPP) modes (see Figure 7c). These modes propagate along with the metal and semiconductor interface, confining the …
Model of GaAs Thin-Film Solar Cell. In this research, the structure of the proposed GaAs thin-film solar cell is shown in Fig. 1, where Fig. 1a shows the three-dimensional structure of the cell. From top to bottom, the top layer is a combination of trigonal ITO grating and Ag nanoparticles, followed by h-BN as the buffer layer of the cell, then Al 0.85 Ga 0.15 As …