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  • Editors: Andrew Dunn and Anthony Durkin
  • Vol. 7, Iss. 9 — Aug. 28, 2012

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Effective light trapping enhancement by plasmonic Ag nanoparticles on silicon pyramid surface

Han Dai, Meicheng Li, Yingfeng Li, Hang Yu, Fan Bai, and Xiaofeng Ren  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue S4, pp. A502-A509 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.00A502


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Abstract

Plasmonic Ag nanoparticles were deposited on the silicon pyramid structures to further reduce surface reflectance. Compared with the bare silicon pyramid surface, a dramatic reflectance reduction around 380 nm was observed and the weighted average surface reflectance from 300 nm to 1100 nm could be reduced about 3.4%. By a series of designed experiments combined with Mie theory calculations, the influences of the size, shape and density distribution of Ag nanoparticles on the surface reflectance reduction were investigated in detail. This study shows a practicable method to improve light trapping for the application to solar cells.

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OCIS Codes
(240.0240) Optics at surfaces : Optics at surfaces
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons
(290.4020) Scattering : Mie theory

ToC Category:
Plasmonics

History
Original Manuscript: March 7, 2012
Revised Manuscript: April 5, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: May 23, 2012
Published: June 6, 2012

Virtual Issues
Vol. 7, Iss. 9 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

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Han Dai, Meicheng Li, Yingfeng Li, Hang Yu, Fan Bai, and Xiaofeng Ren, "Effective light trapping enhancement by plasmonic Ag nanoparticles on silicon pyramid surface," Opt. Express 20, A502-A509 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-S4-A502


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