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Enhancing the driving field for plasmonic nanoparticles in thin-film solar cells

Author(s) -

Rudi Santbergen,

Hairen Tan,

Miro Zeman,

Arno H. M. Smets

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

optics express

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 271

ISSN - 1094-4087

DOI - 10.1364/oe.22.0a1023

Subject(s) - plasmonic solar cell , plasmon , materials science , electric field , optoelectronics , nanoparticle , silicon , thin film , optics , plasmonic nanoparticles , surface plasmon resonance , solar cell , light scattering , scattering , nanotechnology , polymer solar cell , physics , quantum mechanics

The scattering cross-section of a plasmonic nanoparticle is proportional to the intensity of the electric field that drives the plasmon resonance. In this work we determine the driving field pattern throughout a complete thin-film silicon solar cell. Our simulations reveal that by tuning of the thicknesses of silicon and transparent conductive oxide layers the driving field intensity experienced by an embedded plasmonic nanoparticle can be enhanced up to a factor of 14. This new insight opens the route towards more efficient plasmonic light trapping in thin-film solar cells.

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