Improved efficiency of thin film a-Si:H solar cells with Au nanoparticles

In this work, the effect of Au nanoparticles on the performance of a-Si:H solar cells is investigated experimentally. Au nanoparticles of 10, 20, 50, 80, 100, 200 and 400 nm are spin coated on ITO before metallization. The results show an increase in the J sc and efficiency with increasing nanoparti...

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Main Authors: Islam, Kazi, Alnuaimi, Aaesha, Okyay, Ali Kemal, Nayfeh, Ammar
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption
amorphous Si
Gold
Nanoparticles
Photovoltaic cells
photovoltaics
plasmonics
Plasmons
Scattering
solar cells
thin film
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Summary:In this work, the effect of Au nanoparticles on the performance of a-Si:H solar cells is investigated experimentally. Au nanoparticles of 10, 20, 50, 80, 100, 200 and 400 nm are spin coated on ITO before metallization. The results show an increase in the J sc and efficiency with increasing nanoparticle size. The J sc increases from 9.34 mA/cm 2 to 10.1 mA/cm 2 . In addition, the efficiency increases from 4.28% to 5.01%.
ISSN:0160-8371
DOI:10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744508