Chromium nanostructures for enhancing light trapping in a thin-film solar cell
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Abstract In this work, a thin-film solar cell consists of metallic nanowires, semiconductor, and antireflection layers is investigated. The absorption of the structure is obtained numerically in the broadband wavelength range of 300–1700 nm. The influences of the layer thicknesses and the cross-section shape of metallic nanowires are studied. Results indicate that the absorption of the rectangular-nanowire system is over 90% in the range of 560 − 1180 n m . Also, the absorption in the range of 300 − 1200 nm is over 90% when the cross-section of nanowires is semi-circular. This high absorption in the visible region could be helpful in designing plasmonic solar cells.
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OpenAlex topics: Thin-Film Transistor Technologies · Nanowire Synthesis and Applications · Optical Coatings and Gratings
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