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A study of shape optimization on the metallic nanoparticles for thin-film solar cells
The shape of metallic nanoparticles used to enhance the performance of thin-film solar cells is described by Gielis' superformula and optimized by an evolutionary algorithm. As a result, we have found a lens-like nanoparticle capable of improving the short circuit current density to 19.93 mA/cm...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3874659/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24168131 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-8-447 |
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author | Zhou, Shiwei Huang, Xiaodong Li, Qing Xie, Yi Min |
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description | The shape of metallic nanoparticles used to enhance the performance of thin-film solar cells is described by Gielis' superformula and optimized by an evolutionary algorithm. As a result, we have found a lens-like nanoparticle capable of improving the short circuit current density to 19.93 mA/cm(2). Compared with a two-scale nanospherical configuration recently reported to synthesize the merits of large and small spheres into a single structure, the optimized nanoparticle enables the solar cell to achieve a further 7.75% improvement in the current density and is much more fabrication friendly due to its simple shape and tolerance to geometrical distortions. |
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spelling | pubmed-38746592013-12-30 A study of shape optimization on the metallic nanoparticles for thin-film solar cells Zhou, Shiwei Huang, Xiaodong Li, Qing Xie, Yi Min Nanoscale Res Lett Nano Express The shape of metallic nanoparticles used to enhance the performance of thin-film solar cells is described by Gielis' superformula and optimized by an evolutionary algorithm. As a result, we have found a lens-like nanoparticle capable of improving the short circuit current density to 19.93 mA/cm(2). Compared with a two-scale nanospherical configuration recently reported to synthesize the merits of large and small spheres into a single structure, the optimized nanoparticle enables the solar cell to achieve a further 7.75% improvement in the current density and is much more fabrication friendly due to its simple shape and tolerance to geometrical distortions. Springer 2013-10-29 /pmc/articles/PMC3874659/ /pubmed/24168131 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-8-447 Text en Copyright © 2013 Zhou et al.; licensee Springer. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Nano Express Zhou, Shiwei Huang, Xiaodong Li, Qing Xie, Yi Min A study of shape optimization on the metallic nanoparticles for thin-film solar cells |
title | A study of shape optimization on the metallic nanoparticles for thin-film solar cells |
title_full | A study of shape optimization on the metallic nanoparticles for thin-film solar cells |
title_fullStr | A study of shape optimization on the metallic nanoparticles for thin-film solar cells |
title_full_unstemmed | A study of shape optimization on the metallic nanoparticles for thin-film solar cells |
title_short | A study of shape optimization on the metallic nanoparticles for thin-film solar cells |
title_sort | study of shape optimization on the metallic nanoparticles for thin-film solar cells |
topic | Nano Express |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3874659/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24168131 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-8-447 |
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