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Photon management by metallic nanodiscs in thin film solar cells

Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 213102 (2009); doi:10.1063/1.3141402

Published 26 May 2009

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Carsten Rockstuhl and Falk Lederer
Institute of Condensed Matter Theory and Solid State Optics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
We investigate the absorption enhancement by metallic nanodiscs in thin-film amorphous silicon solar cells. The effect is quantitatively evaluated by rigorously solving Maxwell's equations. We show that 50% more photons can be absorbed using geometries accessible for current nanofabrication technologies. Moreover, the thinner the solar cell, the larger the absorption enhancement. Detailed investigations prove that the enhancement can be related to the excitation of localized plasmon polaritons. The simultaneous enhancement in both the near-field amplitude and the scattering cross section at resonance as the leading physical mechanism is discussed in detail. ©2009 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 18 February 2009; accepted 2 May 2009; published 26 May 2009
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KEYWORDS and PACS

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PACS
  • 84.60.Jt
    Photoelectric conversion: solar cells and arrays
  • 81.16.-c
    Methods of nanofabrication and processing
  • 71.36.+c
    Polaritons
  • 71.45.Gm
    Exchange, correlation, dielectric and magnetic response functions, plasmons
  • YEAR: 2009

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