Plasmonic Light-Management Interfaces by Polyol-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles for Industrial Scale Silicon Solar Cells

Birant G., ÖZTÜRK İ. M., DOĞANAY D., ÜNALAN H. E., BEK A.

ACS Applied Nano Materials, cilt.3, sa.12, ss.12231-12239, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1021/acsanm.0c02694
  • Dergi Adı: ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Compendex
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.12231-12239
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: plasmonics, silver nanoparticles, spray coating, light management, silicon solar cells, FILM
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2020 American Chemical Society.Plasmonic interfaces are used as an alternative and highly effective light management technique for solar cells. Top-down approaches produce well-ordered and carefully designed plasmonic structures for tailor-made light management; however, they are costly, and their fabrication is time-consuming. Thus, their utilization for industrial-scale solar cells is not trivial. It has been shown that dewetting is a cost- and time-effective bottom-up approach for the fabrication of plasmonic interfaces, yet it lacks precise control of the surface coverage for optimum light management. Therefore, new strategies are actively sought. In this work, the spray coating technique is used to deposit plasmonic interfaces with polyol synthesized silver bipyramidal nanocubes onto industrial-scale monocrystalline silicon solar cells. Through a systematic study, the effect of surface coverage on cell performance is investigated, as it is essential to utilize the interface in well-controlled amounts for optimal light management. A relative increase in the photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 3.5-6.4% upon creating localized surface plasmon resonance-based plasmonic interfaces is demonstrated.