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Plasmonic Enhancement in PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells

Uprety, Prakash

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2014, Master of Science (MS), Bowling Green State University, Physics.
Third generation quantum dot solar cells are one of the promising sources of clean energy. However, poor eciency is a major issue; they are in a positive direction of optimization. To optimize their performance, we should select the materials which can absorb more light radiation in visible and infrared regions. To this regard, the gold plasmonic enhancement shows a promise to improve the eciency of photovoltaics. Here, we report a solution process of depleted heterojunction PbS solar cells in the presence of gold nanoparticles. In our experiment, the solar cells show a better absorption and eciency in the presence of the Au nanoparticles. The fabricated solar cell in the addition of Au nanoparticles has the average efficiency of 4.15%, where as the solar cell without plasmons has the average effieciency of 4.00%.
Mikhail Zamkov (Advisor)
Haowen Xi (Committee Member)
Alexey Zayak (Committee Member)
41 p.

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  • Uprety, P. (2014). Plasmonic Enhancement in PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1403022047

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Uprety, Prakash. Plasmonic Enhancement in PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells. 2014. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1403022047.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Uprety, Prakash. "Plasmonic Enhancement in PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1403022047

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)