Improved efficiency of thin film a-Si:H solar cells with Au nanoparticles

Kazi Islam; Aaesha Alnuaimi; Ali Kemal Okyay; Ammar Nayfeh

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744508

Improved efficiency of thin film a-Si:H solar cells with Au nanoparticles

Kazi Islam
, Aaesha Alnuaimi
, Ali Kemal Okyay
, Ammar Nayfeh

Electrical Engineering

Bilkent University

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Abstract

In this work, the effect of Au nanoparticles on the performance of a-Si:H solar cells is investigated experimentally. Au nanoparticles of 10, 20, 50, 80, 100, 200 and 400 nm are spin coated on ITO before metallization. The results show an increase in the J_sc and efficiency with increasing nanoparticle size. The J_sc increases from 9.34 mA/cm² to 10.1 mA/cm². In addition, the efficiency increases from 4.28% to 5.01%.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1873-1876
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781479932993
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744508
State	Published - 2013
Event	39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013 - Tampa, FL, United States Duration: 16 Jun 2013 → 21 Jun 2013

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

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Conference	39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Tampa, FL
Period	16/06/13 → 21/06/13

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Keywords

Amorphous Si
Nanoparticles
Photovoltaics
Plasmonics
Solar cells
Thin film

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Islam, K., Alnuaimi, A., Okyay, A. K., & Nayfeh, A. (2013). Improved efficiency of thin film a-Si:H solar cells with Au nanoparticles. In 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013 (pp. 1873-1876). Article 6744508 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744508

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Islam, K, Alnuaimi, A, Okyay, AK & Nayfeh, A 2013, Improved efficiency of thin film a-Si:H solar cells with Au nanoparticles. in 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013., 6744508, Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1873-1876, 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013, Tampa, FL, United States, 16/06/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744508

Improved efficiency of thin film a-Si:H solar cells with Au nanoparticles. / Islam, Kazi; Alnuaimi, Aaesha; Okyay, Ali Kemal et al.
39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2013. p. 1873-1876 6744508 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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