Plasmonic excitation for high-efficiency photovoltaics

Bader H. Alhasson; M. Matin

doi:10.1117/12.826868

Plasmonic excitation for high-efficiency photovoltaics

Bader H. Alhasson
, M. Matin

University of Denver

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Abstract

Photovoltaic absorbers ought to be optically thick to allow almost total light absorption and photocarrier current collection. They are typically semiconductors with a thickness more than the optical absorption length. When the absorber layer thickness is reduced significantly, then the quality of the absorber material could considerably increase by allowing resourceful photocarrier collection across tiny distances in structures such as quantum wells or quantum dots. For absorber layers with fine surface passivation, the capability to reduce the solar cell base thickness by means of plasmonic design improves carrier collection. The objective of this paper is to show how plasmonics could be exploited to our benefit in high efficiency photovoltaics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Optics and Photonics for Information Processing III
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826868
State	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	Optics and Photonics for Information Processing III - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 4 Aug 2009 → 6 Aug 2009

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7442
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

Conference

Conference	Optics and Photonics for Information Processing III
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	4/08/09 → 6/08/09

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Photocarrier
Photovoltaic and total internal reflection (TIR)
Surface plasmon (SP)
Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPP)

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Plasmonic excitation for high-efficiency photovoltaics

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