Recent advancements in plasmon-enhanced promising third-generation solar cells

Nanophotonics

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Deepak Thrithamarassery Gangadharan¹  Zhenhe Xu¹  Yanlong Liu¹  Ricardo Izquierdo²  Dongling Ma¹ 

[1] Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS);Département d’Informatique, University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM), Case postale 8888 succursale Centre-ville

关键词: plasmonic nanostructures;    solar cells;    thin films;    localized surface plasmon resonance;    photon management;    light scattering-to-absorption ratio;   

DOI  :  10.1515/nanoph-2016-0111

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

The unique optical properties possessed by plasmonic noble metal nanostructures in consequence of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) are useful in diverse applications like photovoltaics, sensing, non-linear optics, hydrogen generation, and photocatalytic pollutant degradation. The incorporation of plasmonic metal nanostructures into solar cells provides enhancement in light absorption and scattering cross-section (via LSPR), tunability of light absorption profile especially in the visible region of the solar spectrum, and more efficient charge carrier separation, hence maximizing the photovoltaic efficiency. This review discusses about the recent development of different plasmonic metal nanostructures, mainly based on Au or Ag, and their applications in promising third-generation solar cells such as dye-sensitized solar cells, quantum dot-based solar cells, and perovskite solar cells.

【 授权许可】

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