Low-Cost Nano-Patterning Process Makes Millions of Holes in Silver Film, Boosting Light-Capturing Qualities of Solar Cells (Fact Sheet)

关键词: ABSORPTION;    DEPOSITION;    ELECTRODES;    ELECTRONS;    INDIUM;    LATEX;    ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;    OSCILLATIONS;    PHOTONS;    PLASMONS;    POTENTIAL ENERGY;    SILVER;    SOLAR CELLS;    TRAPPING SILICON;    PV;    SOLAR CELLS;    Chemical and Material Sciences;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1009295
RP-ID  :  NREL/FS-5900-50854
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1009295
Others  :  TRN: US201107%%735

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

NREL researchers have demonstrated a simple, low-cost way to pattern nano-sized holes in thin silver films in order to trap light waves and boost the transmission of photons into usable energy.