Issue 31, 2016
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Localized surface plasmon resonance on Au nanoparticles: tuning and exploitation for performance enhancement in ultrathin photovoltaics

Vivek Garg,a   Brajendra S. Sengar,a   Vishnu Awasthi,a   Aaryashree,a   Pankaj Sharma,a   C. Mukherjee,b   Shailendra Kumarc  and  Shaibal Mukherjee*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Hybrid Nanodevice Research Group (HNRG), Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore 452020, India
E-mail: shaibal@iiti.ac.in
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b Mechanical and Optical Support Section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore-452013, India

c Indus Synchrotron Utilization Division, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore-452013, India

Abstract

We report a detailed correlation analysis of the size, shape, and distribution of Au nanoparticles (NPs) on fine-tuning of localized surface plasmon resonance and optical absorption cross-section. Experimental analysis of annealing temperature and initial Au layer thickness on NP parameters such as size, interparticle distance, surface coverage, and circularity factor has been studied. The effect of annealing on the morphological, structural, dielectric, and elemental behavior of Au NPs has been reported. Theoretically, we have analyzed the tuning of LSPR and absorption cross-section peaks by varying NP parameters, surrounding medium, and substrate. This report is critical in terms of predicting performance enhancement of ultrathin photovoltaics with varied cell architectures.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA25575A
Article type
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Submitted
01 Dec 2015
Accepted
28 Feb 2016
First published
01 Mar 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 26216-26226

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Localized surface plasmon resonance on Au nanoparticles: tuning and exploitation for performance enhancement in ultrathin photovoltaics

V. Garg, B. S. Sengar, V. Awasthi, Aaryashree, P. Sharma, C. Mukherjee, S. Kumar and S. Mukherjee, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 26216 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA25575A

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