Absorption Enhancement of Thin Film Solar Cell Utilizing a Graphene-Based Metasurface

<p>Thanks to the unique features of graphene, graphene-based metasurfaces have gained great attention in electronic applications. This manuscript introduces a graphene-based metasurface aiming absorption enhancement in thin film solar cells. We manipulate our design to induce the plasmonic eff...

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Main Authors: Amir Mehrpanah, Hassan Rasooli Saghai, Babak Sakkaki, Ali Daghigh
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Language:English
Published: Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht Branch 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Optoelectronical Nanostructures
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Online Access:https://sanad.iau.ir/journal/jopn/Article/1182795
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Hassan Rasooli Saghai
Babak Sakkaki
Ali Daghigh
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Ali Daghigh
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description <p>Thanks to the unique features of graphene, graphene-based metasurfaces have gained great attention in electronic applications. This manuscript introduces a graphene-based metasurface aiming absorption enhancement in thin film solar cells. We manipulate our design to induce the plasmonic effect in our metasurface. We optimize our metasurface with 2D-GNRs on the top of a SiO2 layer with a thickness of 60 nm. A thin film solar cell (TFSC) is designed based on Si utilizing 2D-GNRs/SiO2 nanostructure and its characteristics are compured with and without 2D GNRs utilizing the FDTD method. The optical short circuit current density increases from 10.66 <em>mA/cm<sup>2</sup></em> &nbsp;to 19.07 <em>mA/cm<sup>2</sup></em> &nbsp;and solar generation rate increases from &nbsp;&nbsp;to &nbsp;with 2D GNRs on the top of SiO<sub>2</sub>.The plasmonic resonance peaks are reported at the wavelength of 567 nm and 680 nm. To minimize the transmission from TFSC and based on the transmission profile and solar generation rate, we propose Al as a reasonable and suitable choice for the bottom electrode.</p>
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spelling doaj-art-3ef3c3cc74ee40fab32928535fd6884a2025-08-20T03:07:05ZengIslamic Azad University, Marvdasht BranchJournal of Optoelectronical Nanostructures2423-73612538-24892024-12-01943954Absorption Enhancement of Thin Film Solar Cell Utilizing a Graphene-Based MetasurfaceAmir MehrpanahHassan Rasooli SaghaiBabak SakkakiAli Daghigh<p>Thanks to the unique features of graphene, graphene-based metasurfaces have gained great attention in electronic applications. This manuscript introduces a graphene-based metasurface aiming absorption enhancement in thin film solar cells. We manipulate our design to induce the plasmonic effect in our metasurface. We optimize our metasurface with 2D-GNRs on the top of a SiO2 layer with a thickness of 60 nm. A thin film solar cell (TFSC) is designed based on Si utilizing 2D-GNRs/SiO2 nanostructure and its characteristics are compured with and without 2D GNRs utilizing the FDTD method. The optical short circuit current density increases from 10.66 <em>mA/cm<sup>2</sup></em> &nbsp;to 19.07 <em>mA/cm<sup>2</sup></em> &nbsp;and solar generation rate increases from &nbsp;&nbsp;to &nbsp;with 2D GNRs on the top of SiO<sub>2</sub>.The plasmonic resonance peaks are reported at the wavelength of 567 nm and 680 nm. To minimize the transmission from TFSC and based on the transmission profile and solar generation rate, we propose Al as a reasonable and suitable choice for the bottom electrode.</p>https://sanad.iau.ir/journal/jopn/Article/1182795graphene nanoribbon plasmonic effect refractory metal
spellingShingle Amir Mehrpanah
Hassan Rasooli Saghai
Babak Sakkaki
Ali Daghigh
Absorption Enhancement of Thin Film Solar Cell Utilizing a Graphene-Based Metasurface
Journal of Optoelectronical Nanostructures
graphene nanoribbon
plasmonic effect
refractory metal
title Absorption Enhancement of Thin Film Solar Cell Utilizing a Graphene-Based Metasurface
title_full Absorption Enhancement of Thin Film Solar Cell Utilizing a Graphene-Based Metasurface
title_fullStr Absorption Enhancement of Thin Film Solar Cell Utilizing a Graphene-Based Metasurface
title_full_unstemmed Absorption Enhancement of Thin Film Solar Cell Utilizing a Graphene-Based Metasurface
title_short Absorption Enhancement of Thin Film Solar Cell Utilizing a Graphene-Based Metasurface
title_sort absorption enhancement of thin film solar cell utilizing a graphene based metasurface
topic graphene nanoribbon
plasmonic effect
refractory metal
url https://sanad.iau.ir/journal/jopn/Article/1182795
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