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Metal-blacks for plasmonic enhancement of solar-cell efficiency


EMSL Project ID
39703

Abstract

Metal-blacks are nano-structured porous metal films that have potential to enhance the efficiency of thin film solar cells via transverse scattering and concentration of the incident electromagnetic fields. Both effects become pronounced at plasma resonances in the small metal particles. The spatial and spectral distributions of plasma resonances in metal-black films will be imaged using Photo-Electron Emission Microscopy (PEEM) at EMSL. Results will be correlated with improvements in solar cell efficiency measured at UCF. Expected outcomes include an optimized deposition strategy for increased photo-voltaic efficiency and fundamental understanding of plasmons in metal-blacks.

Project Details

Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Start Date
2010-10-01
End Date
2011-10-03
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Robert Peale
Institution
University of Central Florida

Team Members

Deep Panjwani
Institution
University of Central Florida

Christopher Fredricksen
Institution
University of Central Florida

Related Publications

Panjwani DR, CJ Fredricksen, SJ Peppernick, AG Joly, KM Beck, WP Hess, Y Rudzevich, and RE Peale. 2011. "Study of ‘gold black’ coating as potential thin film solar cell efficiency enhancer." Abstract submitted to ICAMMP 2011 International Conference on Advances in Materials and Materials Processing, Kharagpur, West Bengal. PNNL-SA-83819.