A plasmonic light-trapping concept based on plasmon induced light scattering at nanostructured Ag back contacts of thin-film silicon solar cells is presented. The electromagnetic interaction between incident light and localized surface plasmon polariton resonances in nanostructured Ag back contacts was simulated with JCMsuite.
U. W. Paetzold, et al. Design of nanostructured plasmonic back contacts for thin-film silicon solar cells. Opt. Express 19, A1219 (2011).
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.0A1219