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

Autor: Thrithamarassery Gangadharan Deepak, Xu Zhenhe, Liu Yanlong, Izquierdo Ricardo, Ma Dongling
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nanophotonics, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 153-175 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2192-8606
2192-8614
DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2016-0111
Popis: 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.
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