Broadband photoelectric hot carrier collection with wafer-scale metallic-semiconductor photonic crystals

Jeffrey B. Chou; David P. Fenning; Yu Wang; Miguel Angel Mendez Polanco; Jonathan Hwang; Asmaa El-Faer; Firas Sammoura; Jaime Viegas; Mahmoud Rasras; Alexie M. Kolpak; Yang Shao-Horn; Sang Gook Kim

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356229

Broadband photoelectric hot carrier collection with wafer-scale metallic-semiconductor photonic crystals

Jeffrey B. Chou
, David P. Fenning
, Yu Wang
, Miguel Angel Mendez Polanco
, Jonathan Hwang
, Asmaa El-Faer
, Firas Sammoura
, Jaime Viegas
, Mahmoud Rasras
, Alexie M. Kolpak
, Yang Shao-Horn
, Sang Gook Kim

Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

Photoelectric hot carrier generation in metal-semiconductor junctions can enable optical-to-electrical energy conversion at photon energies below the bandgap of the semiconductor. Here, we present the simulated and experimental results of our wafer-scale Au/TiO2 metallic-semiconductor photonic crystal (MSPhC). We demonstrate a broadband sub-bandgap photoresponse with a FWHM of 235 nm centered at 590 nm due to surface plasmon absorption, and we also show a photoresponse enhancement factor of 4.5 at 639 nm compared to a flat chip. Photoresponse is also shown to increase with decreasing metal thickness down to 13 nm. Applications of our results could lead to low-cost and robust photoelectrochemical and thermo-photovoltaic devices.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479979448
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356229
State	Published - 14 Dec 2015
Event	42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015 - New Orleans, United States Duration: 14 Jun 2015 → 19 Jun 2015

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Name	2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015

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Conference	42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Orleans
Period	14/06/15 → 19/06/15

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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hot electrons
photonic crystal
photovoltaic cells
sub-bandgap absorption
surface plasmon

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Chou, J. B., Fenning, D. P., Wang, Y., Polanco, M. A. M., Hwang, J., El-Faer, A., Sammoura, F., Viegas, J., Rasras, M., Kolpak, A. M., Shao-Horn, Y., & Kim, S. G. (2015). Broadband photoelectric hot carrier collection with wafer-scale metallic-semiconductor photonic crystals. In 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015 Article 7356229 (2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356229

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2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 7356229 (2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015).

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Chou JB, Fenning DP, Wang Y, Polanco MAM, Hwang J, El-Faer A et al. Broadband photoelectric hot carrier collection with wafer-scale metallic-semiconductor photonic crystals. In 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. 7356229. (2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015). doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2015.7356229

Broadband photoelectric hot carrier collection with wafer-scale metallic-semiconductor photonic crystals

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