Characterization of Plasmonic Silicon Solar Cells Using Indium Nanoparticles/TiO2 Space Layer Structure

Wen Jeng Ho; Yi Yu Lee; Yuan Tsz Chen

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.684.16

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Characterization of Plasmonic Silicon Solar Cells Using Indium Nanoparticles/TiO₂ Space Layer Structure

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We demonstrate experimentally the enhanced performance of the plasmonic silicon solar cell by using a nano-sized indium-particles and different thickness of TiO2 space layer structure. The optical reflectance, dark and photo current-voltage, and external quantum efficiency are measured and compared at each stages of processing. The conversion efficiencies enhancing of 17.78%, 27.5% and of 47.85% are obtained as the solar cell with indium nanoparticles on a 10-nm, a 30-nm and a 59.5-nm thick TiO2 space layer, respectively, compared to the solar cell without coated a TiO2 layer. Furthermore, the plasmonics conversion efficiency depend on the thickness of space layer are also demonstrated that the increasing by 15.46%, 12.1% and 6.08% for the solar cells with a 10-nm, 30-nm and 59.5-nm thick TiO2 space layer, respectively, were obtained.

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Wen Jeng Ho, Yi Yu Lee, Yuan Tsz Chen

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Conversion Efficiency, Nanoparticle, Plasmonics, Short-Circuit Current, Silicon Solar Cell, TiO₂ Space Layer

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