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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
Decorating thin-film solar cells with plasmonic nanoparticles is being pursued in order to improve device efficiency through increased scattering and local field enhancement. Gold nanoparticles are particularly interesting due to their chemical inertness and plasmon resonance in the visible range of the spectrum. In this work, gold nanoparticles fabricated by a gas aggregation nanoparticle source and embedded in a-Si (a commercial solar cell material) are studied using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, electron energy-loss spectroscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The formation of gold silicide around the nanoparticles is investigated, as it has important consequences for the optical and electronic properties of the structures. Different from previous studies, in which the silicide formation is observed for gold nanoparticles and thin films grown on top of crystalline …
Publisher: 
American Chemical Society
Publication date: 
8 Jan 2020
Authors: 

Cristina Lenardi, Justin Mayer, Gabriele Faraone, Jonathan Cardoso, Sarita Marom, Ritika Modi, Alessandro Podestà, Shima Kadkhodazadeh, Marcel Di Vece

Biblio References: 
Volume: 36 Issue: 4 Pages: 939-947
Origin: 
Langmuir