@inproceedings{7aa85fa93acd4b2d85c405e282a47980,
title = "A study of the surface plasmon enhancement using ARC on thin film Si solar cell performance",
abstract = "Trapping light inside the solar cells can significantly boost their efficiency by minimizing the reflection losses at the front interface as well as the absorption losses in the solar cell by increasing the path length of incoming light. This study focuses on light trapping using antireflection coating (ARC). One of the simplest and most efficient types of ARC is called the quarter-wave transformer. Its great results make it a good and cheaper alternative for using metallic nanoparticles (MNPs). However, using MNPs with appropriate parameters might have a positive effect on the overall enhancement. In this work it was found that placing the NPs on the ARC surface give the best results compared to the other positions, whereas decreasing the overall refractive index of the device improves its behavior.",
keywords = "Plasmonic, antireflection coating, dielectric, field enhancement, nanoparticle, thin film",
author = "Razan Nejm and Mousa Hussein and Ahmed Ayesh",
year = "2013",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1109/HONET.2013.6729756",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781479925698",
series = "2013 High Capacity Optical Networks and Emerging/Enabling Technologies, HONET-CNS 2013",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
pages = "51--55",
booktitle = "2013 High Capacity Optical Networks and Emerging/Enabling Technologies, HONET-CNS 2013",
note = "10th International Conference on High Capacity Optical Networks and Emerging/Enabling Technologies, HONET-CNS 2013 ; Conference date: 11-12-2013 Through 13-12-2013",
}