Abstract
Utilizing the energy of hot carriers and reducing their thermalization loss is an important method to improve photovoltaic conversion efficiencies. Optically-coupled extraction is a novel concept to transfer the energy of hot carriers into a conventional PV cell. In this paper, a plasmon core-shell nanowire structure is proposed to realize an optically-coupled hot carrier extraction. The localized surface plasmon resonance supported by the structure significantly increases the local field intensity and also the optical density of states, which allows the effective hot carrier extraction and energy transfer optically.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) |
Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479979448, 9781479979431 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015 - New Orleans, United States Duration: 14 Jun 2015 → 19 Jun 2015 |
Conference
Conference | 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | New Orleans |
Period | 14/06/15 → 19/06/15 |