Awal, MA, Ahmed, Z and Talukder, MA orcid.org/0000-0002-2814-3658 (2015) An efficient plasmonic photovoltaic structure using silicon strip-loaded geometry. Journal of Applied Physics, 117 (6). 063109. ISSN 0021-8979
Abstract
We show that a silicon thin-film photovoltaic structure with silicon strips on the top and grooves on the silver back contact layer can absorb incident solar energy over a broad spectral range. The silicon strips on the top scatter the incident light and significantly help couple to the photonic modes in the smaller wavelength range. The grooves on the silver back contact layer both scatter the incident light and help couple to the photonic modes and resonant surface plasmon polaritons. We find an increase of ∼46% in total integrated solar absorption in the proposed strip-loaded structure compared to that in a planar thin film structure of same dimensions. The proposed structure offers simpler fabrication compared to similar plasmonic-inspired designs.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015, AIP Publishign LLC. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. The following article appeared in Journal of Applied Physics and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4907873 |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Leeds) > Pollard Institute (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2017 13:59 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2018 08:02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | AIP Publishing |
Identification Number: | 10.1063/1.4907873 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:110325 |