Enhanced optical response of crystalline silicon photovoltaic devices with integration of silver nanoparticles and ultrathin TiO2 dielectric layer
Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) and the titanium dioxide (TiO2) dielectric layer produced by magnetron sputtering and subsequent annealing treatment, were integrated at the front side of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells. A photovoltaic device was realized based on the c-Si substrate and stacked...
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| author | Mingjie Li Zhaopeng Xu Daxue Du Xiaoya Duan Fengyan Wang Jian Wang Yulian Zeng Haiyan Wang |
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| description | Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) and the titanium dioxide (TiO2) dielectric layer produced by magnetron sputtering and subsequent annealing treatment, were integrated at the front side of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells. A photovoltaic device was realized based on the c-Si substrate and stacked Ag NPs/TiO2/n/p/Ag layer. The results show that the energy conversion efficiency (ECE) can be improved by 9.9% with the introduction of well-sized Ag NPs and an ultrathin TiO2 dielectric layer to the c-Si solar cells. The presence of the dielectric layer enables Ag NPs to fully exert the advantage of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and light scattering, and the recombination of the photogenerated carriers originating from Ag NPs is effectively avoided at the surface or in the vicinity of Ag NPs. Moreover, COMSOL Multiphysics simulations were performed to investigate the reflection and absorption of incident light in the c-Si. The simulation results match well with the experimental data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b4db03f3be24679807249dbfcbde3502022-12-22T02:56:09ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262018-06-0186065313065313-910.1063/1.5030016044806ADVEnhanced optical response of crystalline silicon photovoltaic devices with integration of silver nanoparticles and ultrathin TiO2 dielectric layerMingjie Li0Zhaopeng Xu1Daxue Du2Xiaoya Duan3Fengyan Wang4Jian Wang5Yulian Zeng6Haiyan Wang7Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. ChinaSchool of Information Science and Engineering, The Key Laboratory for Special Fiber and Fiber Sensor of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. ChinaKey Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. ChinaKey Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. ChinaKey Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. ChinaSchool of Information Science and Engineering, The Key Laboratory for Special Fiber and Fiber Sensor of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. ChinaKey Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. ChinaKey Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. ChinaSilver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) and the titanium dioxide (TiO2) dielectric layer produced by magnetron sputtering and subsequent annealing treatment, were integrated at the front side of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells. A photovoltaic device was realized based on the c-Si substrate and stacked Ag NPs/TiO2/n/p/Ag layer. The results show that the energy conversion efficiency (ECE) can be improved by 9.9% with the introduction of well-sized Ag NPs and an ultrathin TiO2 dielectric layer to the c-Si solar cells. The presence of the dielectric layer enables Ag NPs to fully exert the advantage of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and light scattering, and the recombination of the photogenerated carriers originating from Ag NPs is effectively avoided at the surface or in the vicinity of Ag NPs. Moreover, COMSOL Multiphysics simulations were performed to investigate the reflection and absorption of incident light in the c-Si. The simulation results match well with the experimental data.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5030016 |
| spellingShingle | Mingjie Li Zhaopeng Xu Daxue Du Xiaoya Duan Fengyan Wang Jian Wang Yulian Zeng Haiyan Wang Enhanced optical response of crystalline silicon photovoltaic devices with integration of silver nanoparticles and ultrathin TiO2 dielectric layer AIP Advances |
| title | Enhanced optical response of crystalline silicon photovoltaic devices with integration of silver nanoparticles and ultrathin TiO2 dielectric layer |
| title_full | Enhanced optical response of crystalline silicon photovoltaic devices with integration of silver nanoparticles and ultrathin TiO2 dielectric layer |
| title_fullStr | Enhanced optical response of crystalline silicon photovoltaic devices with integration of silver nanoparticles and ultrathin TiO2 dielectric layer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhanced optical response of crystalline silicon photovoltaic devices with integration of silver nanoparticles and ultrathin TiO2 dielectric layer |
| title_short | Enhanced optical response of crystalline silicon photovoltaic devices with integration of silver nanoparticles and ultrathin TiO2 dielectric layer |
| title_sort | enhanced optical response of crystalline silicon photovoltaic devices with integration of silver nanoparticles and ultrathin tio2 dielectric layer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5030016 |
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