Abstract
By means of finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) numerical method, we investigate the possibility to enhance the light absorption in solar cells by employing different nanostructures. The solar cells are made of 100-nm-thick amorphous silicon (α-Si). The impacts of gold nanohole arrays, dielectric nanosphere arrays, and gold nanoparticle arrays on the light absorption are simulated, compared, and analyzed. The results show that gold nanohole arrays functioning as the back reflective layer, dielectric nanosphere arrays, and gold nanoparticle arrays can significantly enhance the light absorption for the solar cells, and the former two can increase the short-circuit current by more than 40 %, showing a great potential to improve the utilization efficiency of solar energy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1073-1079 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Plasmonics |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Aug 2016 |
Keywords
- Dielectric nanosphere arrays
- Gold nanohole arrays
- Gold nanoparticle arrays
- Light absorption
- Thin-film solar cells
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