Publications of the Research Group Computational Photonics

Prof. Dr. Antonio Calà Lesina

Plasmonic Scattering by Metal Nanoparticles for Solar Cells

authored by
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.

External Organisation(s)
Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Type
Article
Journal
PLASMONICS
Volume
7
Pages
525-534
No. of pages
10
ISSN
1557-1955
Publication date
03.08.2012
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Biotechnology, Biophysics, Biochemistry
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-012-9338-4 (Access: Unknown)