Modeling of plasmonic properties of nanostructures for next generation solar cells and beyond

• Published in: Advances in Physics: X Vol. 6; no. 1
• Main Authors: Manzhos, Sergei, Giorgi, Giacomo, Lüder, Johann, Ihara, Manabu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 01.01.2021; Informa UK Limited; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Density functional theory; Design factors; Electrodynamics; General Physics and Astronomy; Knowmad Institut; Machine learning; Modelling; Nanoparticles; Nanostructure; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; Perovskites; Perturbation theory; Photovoltaic cells; Physics; plasmonic solar cell; Plasmonics; Plasmons; QC1-999; Solar cells; Surface plasmon; Time dependence; time-dependent density functional theory; time-dependent density functional tight binding; time-dependent orbital-free dft

Plasmonic particles and nanostructures are widely used in photovoltaic and photonics. Surface plasmons were found to enhance different types of solar cells including plasmonic DSSCs, plasmonic solid semiconductor solar cells, plasmonic organic solar cells, and plasmonic perovskite solar cell. Size,...