Enhanced light trapping using plasmonic nanoparticles

L Manai (1) , B. Dridi Rezgui (1) , A Bou (2) , Damien Barakel (2) , P Torchio (2) , R Benabderrahmane Zaghouani (1) , Olivier Palais (2) , B Bessais (1)

1 Photovoltaic Laboratory
2 IM2NP - Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence

Plasmonics is a new light trapping method used in photovoltaic (PV) solar cells. A significant enhancement of the scattered and absorbed incident light due to the use of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) was observed, which yield to the exaltation of the electromagnetic field in the vicinity of these NPs. In this context, we investigate optically and morphologically the effect of the NPs size dependence on the localized surface plasmon resonance. Extinction, absorption and scattering cross sections are calculated using Mie theory.

Mots clés: SOLAR-CELLS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; SHAPE; ENVIRONMENT; ABSORPTION; SCATTERING; RESONANCE

Domaines: Physique des Hautes Energies - Théorie [hep-th]

L Manai, B. Dridi Rezgui, A Bou, Damien Barakel, P Torchio, et al.. Enhanced light trapping using plasmonic nanoparticles. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2015, 596 (012002). ⟨hal-01232716⟩