Preparation of Self-Assembled Au Nanoparticles Arrays for Silicon Solar Cell Applications

Abstract:

Au nanoparticles arrays for silicon solar cells were fabricated by self-assembly method to accommodate manufacturing process of traditional silicon solar cells. Surface morphologies of 10-30 nm thick films after annealing treatment at 600 °C and 700 °C were analyzed. It indicated that morphological features of Au nanoparticles arrays such as particle shapes, size distribution vary with thicknesses of Au films, annealing temperatures and surface morphologies of substrates.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 803)
• Pages: 257-262
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.803.257
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Chun Yan Duan, Yuan Feng, Xiao Xia Zhao, Hui Shen
• Keywords: Au Nanoparticles Array, Self-Assembly Method, Silicon Solar Cells

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