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https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95355| Title: | Design principles for plasmonic thin film GaAs solar cells with high absorption enhancement | Authors: | Hong, Lei Rusli Wang, Xincai Zheng, Hongyu He, Lining Xu, Xiaoyan Wang, Hao Yu, Hongyu |
Issue Date: | 2012 | Source: | Hong, L., Rusli, Wang, X., Zheng, H., He, L., Xu, X., Wang, H., & Yu, H. (2012). Design principles for plasmonic thin film GaAs solar cells with high absorption enhancement. Journal of Applied Physics, 112(5). | Series/Report no.: | Journal of Applied Physics | Abstract: | In this paper, a systematic design and analysis of gallium arsenide thin film solar cells incorporated with a periodic silver nanoparticles (NPs) structure to enhance light absorption is presented using the finite element method. The influence of the silver nanoparticles diameter and structure periodicity on light absorption has been examined. It is found that the absorption is significantly enhanced due to the surface plasmon induced by the silver nanoparticles. The optimal structural parameters are achieved when the diameter of the nanoparticles is 200 nm and the periodicity is 444 nm. This gives rise to a maximum ultimate photocurrent of 26.32 mA/cm2 under AM1.5G solar irradiation. In addition, the underlying physics that accounts for the enhancement is discussed. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95355 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/9202 |
ISSN: | 0021-8979 | DOI: | 10.1063/1.4749800 | Rights: | © 2012 American Institute of Physics. This paper was published in Journal of Applied Physics and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Institute of Physics. The paper can be found at the following official DOI: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4749800]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. | Fulltext Permission: | open | Fulltext Availability: | With Fulltext |
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