Plasmonic Scattering by Metal Nanoparticles for Solar Cells

verfasst von

Alessio Paris, Alessandro Vaccari, Antonino Calà Lesina, Enrico Serra, Lucia Calliari

Abstract

We investigate on absorption and scattering from metal nanoparticles in view of possible applications to photovoltaic cells. The analysis, accounting for most of the parameters involved in the physical mechanism of scattering, is split into two parts. In the first part, scattering from a metallic sphere is treated analytically to investigate the dependence on sphere size, sphere metal, and surrounding medium. In the second part, scattering from a metallic particle is investigated as a function of particle shape (spheroids, hemispheres, and cylinders) via numerical simulations based on the finite-difference time-domain method. The aim of the work is to provide a systematic study on scattering and absorption by metal nanoparticles, exploring several combinations of material and geometrical parameters in order to identify those combinations that could play a key role in solar cell efficiency improvement.

Externe Organisation(en)

Fondazione Bruno Kessler

Typ

Artikel

Journal

PLASMONICS

Band

7

Seiten

525-534

Anzahl der Seiten

10

ISSN

1557-1955

Publikationsdatum

03.08.2012

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Biotechnologie, Biophysik, Biochemie

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 7 – Erschwingliche und saubere Energie

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-012-9338-4 (Zugang: Unbekannt)