{Plasmonic light enhancement in the near-field of metallic nanospheroids for application in intermediate band solar cells}

Citation:
Mendes, MJ, A. Luque, I. Tobias, and A. Marti. "{Plasmonic light enhancement in the near-field of metallic nanospheroids for application in intermediate band solar cells}." Applied Physics Letters. 95 (2009): 71105.

Abstract:

In order to enhance infrared light absorption in sub-bandgap transitions in an intermediate band solar cell, the scattered near-field potential from uncoated and coated metallic nanoparticles with a spheroidal shape is calculated with the electrostatic model. The absorption enhancement produced at the surface plasmon frequency of the nanoparticles can be of several orders of magnitude in some cases.

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