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- Title
Enhanced Visible Light Absorption by 3C-SiC Nanoparticles Embedded in Si Solar Cells by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition.
- Authors
Parida, Bhaskar; Jaeho Choi; Gyoungho Lim; Kiseok Kim; Keunjoo Kim
- Abstract
Solar cells with 3C-SiC nanoparticles embedded in the Si were investigated by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Several sizes of SiC nanoparticles were used as the intermediate layer for the solar cell. The Si thin films showed the formation of microand nanocrystallites on the SiC nanoparticle sites, which play an important role of heating block as a nanosubstrate. The Raman spectra revealed that the SiC nanoparticles were embedded in mixed phases of amorphous and nanocrystalline Si. Compared to the conventional solar cell sample, the photoreflectance was significantly reduced in the UV/visible spectral region due to the presence of the embedded 3C-SiC nanoparticles. The Si nanocrystals formed by the thin film deposition played an important role in reducing the photoreflectance within the visible to infrared spectral zones. Furthermore, the SiC nanoparticles contributed less in the photoabsorption at a longer infrared spectral zone wavelength of 1200 nm.
- Subjects
VISIBLE spectra; LIGHT absorption; SILICON carbide; NANOPARTICLES; SILICON solar cells; PLASMA-enhanced chemical vapor deposition
- Publication
Journal of Nanomaterials, 2013, p1
- ISSN
1687-4110
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2013/953790