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Optimal Solution Based Plasmonic Interfaces For Photocurrent Enhancement In Silicon-On-Insulator Devices, Miriam Israelowitz
Optimal Solution Based Plasmonic Interfaces For Photocurrent Enhancement In Silicon-On-Insulator Devices, Miriam Israelowitz
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science – Theses
Renewable energy sources are a vital topic to the future of growing industrialized nations. Solar cells are a popular potential technology to become a major source of energy supply, with Silicon (Si) being the most common solar cell semiconductor material. To address the cost of bulk Si, thin film amorphous Silicon (a-Si) solar cell technology was developed. The drawback to using thin film a-Si solar cells is the reduction in power efficiency compared to bulk Si cells. In this work we explore the use of local plasmon resonance and nanoparticle interfaces to enhance photocurrent within thin film Si. Silver (Ag) …