Photocurrent enhancements in amorphous silicon solar cells by embedded metallic nanoparticles

C. I. Ho; C. H. Yang; C. J. Huang; D. J. Yeh; Y. S. Chu; C. Y. Hsueh; W. C. Tu; T. Y. Ma; S. C. Lee

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2010.5615833

Photocurrent enhancements in amorphous silicon solar cells by embedded metallic nanoparticles

C. I. Ho, C. H. Yang, C. J. Huang, D. J. Yeh, Y. S. Chu, C. Y. Hsueh, W. C. Tu, T. Y. Ma, S. C. Lee

Department of Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

In this paper, we report an effective and simple method of enhancing light trapping in a-Si:H solar cells by placing Au nanoparticles at the interface between a-Si:H solar cells and top ITO contact. Compared to a similar cell without embedded Au nanoparticles, a 42.7% increase in energy conversion efficiency and a 49.1% increase in short circuit current density are observed. AFM measurements prove that Au nanoparticles are successfully embedded at the interface between a-Si:H solar cells and top ITO contact.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Program - 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010
Pages	1505-1507
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2010.5615833
Publication status	Published - 2010 Dec 20
Event	35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010 - Honolulu, HI, United States Duration: 2010 Jun 20 → 2010 Jun 25

Publication series

Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

Other

Other	35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010
Country	United States
City	Honolulu, HI
Period	10-06-20 → 10-06-25

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Ho, C. I., Yang, C. H., Huang, C. J., Yeh, D. J., Chu, Y. S., Hsueh, C. Y., Tu, W. C., Ma, T. Y., & Lee, S. C. (2010). Photocurrent enhancements in amorphous silicon solar cells by embedded metallic nanoparticles. In Program - 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010 (pp. 1505-1507). [5615833] (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2010.5615833

Ho, C. I. ; Yang, C. H. ; Huang, C. J. ; Yeh, D. J. ; Chu, Y. S. ; Hsueh, C. Y. ; Tu, W. C. ; Ma, T. Y. ; Lee, S. C. / Photocurrent enhancements in amorphous silicon solar cells by embedded metallic nanoparticles. Program - 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010. 2010. pp. 1505-1507 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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