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Silver Nanoparticles Textured Oxide Thin Films for Surface Plasmon Enhanced Photovoltaic Properties.
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Plasmonics . Feb2022, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p193-201. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- In this report, Ag nanoparticles were fabricated using the single-step glancing angle deposition (SS-GLAD) technique upon In2O3/TiO2 thin film. Afterward, a detailed analysis was done for the two samples such as In2O3/TiO2 thin film and In2O3/TiO2 thin film/Ag nanoparticles, to inspect the field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy, and electrical properties. The reduction in bandgap energy for the samples of In2O3/TiO2 thin film/Ag nanoparticles (~4.16 eV) in comparison with the In2O3/TiO2 thin film (~4.28 eV) was due to trapped e–h recombination at the oxygen vacancies and electron transmission of Ag to the conduction band of the In2O3/TiO2 thin films. Moreover, under irradiation of photons Ag nanoparticles generated inorganic Ag–O compound attributable to the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). Also, a ~90% high transmittance, ~60% and ~25% low reflectance in UV and visible region, fill factor (FF) of 53%, as well as power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.12% was observed for In2O3/TiO2 thin film/Ag nanoparticles than the In2O3/TiO2 thin film. Therefore, the use of Ag nanoparticles textured In2O3/TiO2 thin film–based device is a promising approach for the forthcoming photovoltaic applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15571955
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Plasmonics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155080164
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-021-01509-3