Vol. 22 No. 4 (2019) Cover Image
Vol. 22 No. 4 (2019)

Published: December 31, 2019

Pages: 315-322

Articles

Effect of Plasmonic Nanoparticles on the Electric Field Strength to Improve Performance of Single Crystalline Solar Cell

Samah Mohammed Al-Karawi 1 Mohammed Fawzi Mohammed Altemimi 2
1 Laser and optoelectronics Engineering department
2 College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University
History
  • Received: July 6, 2019
  • Revised: September 26, 2019
  • Accepted: December 11, 2019
  • Available Online: December 20, 2019
DOI

https://doi.org/10.29194/NJES.22040315

Abstract

The effect of metal nanoparticles (MNPs) on the electric field strength and distribution for improvement solar cell performance is investigated and simulated. By manipulating the properties of nanoparticles, distribution of the electric field was altered. In this paper, classical solar cell (p-n junction) and improved structure (add an extra layer of SiO2 and gold nanoparticles on the top of p-n junction) is simulated. Different sizes of NPs, thickness of SiO2 sublayer, and spacing distance between NPs is done to improving the electric field and showing plamonic effect. Gold NPs deposition on single crystalline silicon solar cell is modelled by COMSOL 5.2 2D, Electromagnetic wave propagation in the frequency domain with periodic boundary conditions. The best wavelength found in our work is 550 nm. The electric field enhances when the size of NPs increases but it must be limited. When gold NPs are deposited on the SiO2 sublayer, the plasmonic effect appears due to decreasing the refractive index. Moreover, separation distance between NPs affect the electric field enhancement by manipulating the number of NPs, the distance decreases and the plasmonic interaction appears.

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