A review of the application of silver nanoparticles in improving the performance of ultrathin silicon solar cells

Although much research has been done on conventional silicon-based thin-film solar cells, the cost of producing solar cell electricity is very high compared to electricity supplied by fossil fuels. Efforts made in recent decades can be categorized into two main strategies. One is to increase the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and reduce the overall cost of manufacturing silicon-based thin-film solar cells. Tiny plasmonic structures can be tuned to work with specific wavelengths of light, allowing the solar cell to absorb more of it and perform better. One effective way to improve the performance of silicon solar cells is to deposit a thin layer of silver nanoparticles in the cell. In the research conducted, increasing the performance of silicon solar cells by coating silicon solar cells with anisotropic and polydisperse silver nanoparticles was investigated. These technologies have been shown to enable researchers to explore how nanoparticle dispersions affect the performance of thin-film silicon solar cells. This extensive research sheds light on how silver nanoparticle coatings improve solar cell efficiency, potentially leading to future advances in design and construction.

Keywords:

Thin film solar cells , silver nanoparticles , plasmonic structure