Improvement of Optical Extinction by Various Wideband Dielectrics with Ag and Aunanoparticle on Metal-dielectric-semiconductor Structure in Solar Cell

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-432
Author(s):  
Partha Sarkar ◽  
Saradindu Panda ◽  
Bansibadan Maji ◽  
Asish K. Mukhopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Noble Metals ◽  
Electron Gas ◽  
Nanometer Scale ◽  
Plasmonic Resonance ◽  
Optical Fields ◽  
Optical Extinction ◽  
Plasmon Frequency ◽  
Gold Silver ◽  
Nanoscale Level

Background: In this article, photonic extinction performance of Metal Dielectric Semiconductor (MDS) nanostructure has been improved by noble metallic nanosphere such as gold, silver and copper into various wideband dielectrics like silicon di-oxide, aluminum oxide and silicon nitride. Methods: Presently, Plasmonics gives very much interest and closely involves in the main domains of nanophotonics that can control of optical fields at the nanoscale level as well as it can concentrate and enhance the electromagnetic field on the nanometer scale especially in metal dielectric semiconductor (MDS) nanostructure. Results: In plasmonics, noble metals used as nanoparticle where density of electron gas which oscillates at surface Plasmon frequency so we investigate impact of various wideband dielectrics with nanoparticle size for enhancement of extinction in terms of absorption and scattering by using surface Plasmon resonance. Conclusion: At Plasmonic resonance the efficiency will be maximum. If the size of the metallic nanosphere increases, initially the efficiency increases up to a certain wavelength then it becomes sharply decreased.

Effect of Surface Plasmon-Based Improvement in Optical Absorption in Plasmonic Solar Cell

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (04) ◽  
pp. 1760028
Author(s):  
Partha Sarkar ◽  
Bansibadan Maji ◽  
Aritra Manna ◽  
Saradindu Panda ◽  
Asish Kr Mukhopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Noble Metals ◽  
Photovoltaic Cell ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Optical Fields ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Plasmon Frequency ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Difference Time

In the last few years, plasmonics has attracted much attention and has been included in the principal domains of nanophotonics that can manage optical fields at the nanodimension level. Its exquisite characteristic is to increase the electromagnetic fields at the nanometer scale particularly in the solar cell. In the plasmonic discipline, noble metals used as nanoparticles in which the density of the electron gas which oscillates at surface plasmon frequency at that time also enhances absorption via scattering. So the usage of plasmonics in solar cells offers better possibility of improving the performance through absorption, because the optical spectrum loss is principal as a part of the overall loss for the solar photovoltaic cell. So we investigated the impact of the nanoparticle size for the enhancement of extinction in terms of absorption and scattering by using surface plasmon resonance, and additionally studied the finite-difference time domain (FDTD)-based proposed model and found various plasmonic fields components and characterized optical enhancement in the plasmonic thin film solar cell.

scholarly journals Surface plasmon-driven photocatalytic activity of Ni@NiO/NiCO3 core–shell nanostructures

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2733-2743
Author(s):  
Parisa Talebi ◽  
Harishchandra Singh ◽  
Ekta Rani ◽  
Marko Huttula ◽  
Wei Cao
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Plasmonic Resonance ◽  
Surface Plasmonic Resonance ◽  
Shell Nanostructures

Surface plasmonic resonance enabled Ni@NiO/NiCO3 core–shell nanostructures as promising photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution under visible light.

Surface Plasmon Polaritons: Propagation Characteristics of Surface Plasmon Waves on Au and Ag at Optical Wavelengths

2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 764-768
Author(s):  
Niladri Pratap Maity ◽  
Reshmi Maity
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Surface Plasmon Polaritons ◽  
Noble Metals ◽  
Propagation Constant ◽  
Propagation Characteristics ◽  
Optical Wavelengths ◽  
Matlab Programming ◽  
Plasmon Polaritons ◽  
Strong Confinement ◽  
Surface Plasmon Waves

The existence of Surface Plasmons (SPs) is possible only if the metal have a negative dielectric constant at the corresponding optical frequency. In this paper the propagation characteristics of Surface Plasmon Waves (SPWs) which exists on noble metals like gold (Au) and silver (Ag) due to the formation of Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPPs), have been evaluated theoretically and simulated with the help of MATLAB programming language. The variation of the propagation constant (PC), the attenuation coefficient (AC) and the penetration depth (PD) inside the metals and the dielectric has been determined. It has been found that highly conducting metals Au and Ag provide a strong confinement to the SPWs at optical frequencies.

scholarly journals Noble Metal-Assisted Surface Plasmon Resonance Immunosensors

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Ha Choi ◽  
Jin-Ho Lee ◽  
Joohyung Son ◽  
Jeong-Woo Choi
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Noble Metals ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Protein Biomarkers ◽  
Detection Probe ◽  
Inducing Factors

For the early diagnosis of several diseases, various biomarkers have been discovered and utilized through the measurement of concentrations in body fluids such as blood, urine, and saliva. The most representative analytical method for biomarker detection is an immunosensor, which exploits the specific antigen-antibody immunoreaction. Among diverse analytical methods, surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based immunosensors are emerging as a potential detection platform due to high sensitivity, selectivity, and intuitive features. Particularly, SPR-based immunosensors could detect biomarkers without labeling of a specific detection probe, as typical immunosensors such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) use enzymes like horseradish peroxidase (HRP). In this review, SPR-based immunosensors utilizing noble metals such as Au and Ag as SPR-inducing factors for the measurement of different types of protein biomarkers, including viruses, microbes, and extracellular vesicles (EV), are briefly introduced.

Enhanced Air-Gap Control for High-Speed Plasmonic Lithography Using Solid Immersion Lens With Sharp-Ridge Nanoaperture

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunwoo Hwang ◽  
Won-Sup Lee ◽  
No-Cheol Park ◽  
Hyunseok Yang ◽  
Young-Pil Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Nanometer Scale ◽  
Field Region ◽  
High Speeds ◽  
Gap Control

Recently, plasmonic nanolithography is studied by many researchers (1, 2 and 3). This presented a low-cost and high-throughput approach to maskless nanolithography technique that uses a metallic sharp-ridge nanoaperture with a high strong nanometer-sized optical spot induced by surface plasmon resonance. However, these nanometer-scale spots generated by metallic nanoapertures are formed in only the near-field region, which makes it very difficult to pattern above the photoresist surface at high-speeds.

scholarly journals Palladium nanoparticles anchored to anatase TiO2 for enhanced surface plasmon resonance-stimulated, visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 428-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kah Hon Leong ◽  
Hong Ye Chu ◽  
Shaliza Ibrahim ◽  
Pichiah Saravanan
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Palladium Nanoparticles ◽  
Noble Metals ◽  
Visible Region ◽  
Bet Surface Area

Freely assembled palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) on titania (TiO2) nano photocatalysts were successfully synthesized through a photodeposition method using natural sunlight. This synthesized heterogeneous photocatalyst (Pd/TiO2) was characterized through field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), BET surface area, UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-DRS), Raman and photoluminescence (PL) analyses. The simple and smart synthesis anchored well the deposition with controlled Pd NPs size ranging between 17 and 29 nm onto the surface of TiO2. Thus, it gives the characteristic for Pd NPs to absorb light in the visible region obtained through localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPRs). Apparently, the photocatalytic activity of the prepared photocatalysts was evaluated by degrading the endocrine disrupting compound (EDC) amoxicillin (AMX) excited under an artificial visible light source. In the preliminary run, almost complete degradation (97.5%) was achieved in 5 h with 0.5 wt % Pd loading and the degradation followed pseudo-first-order kinetics. The reusability trend proved the photostability of the prepared photocatalysts. Hence, the study provides a new insight about the modification of TiO2 with noble metals in order to enhance the absorption in the visible-light region for superior photocatalytic performance.

Multiple Surface Plasmon Modes for Gold/Silver Alloy Nanorods

Langmuir ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 5266-5270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye-Mi Bok ◽  
Kevin L. Shuford ◽  
Sungwan Kim ◽  
Seong Kyu Kim ◽  
Sungho Park
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Silver Alloy ◽  
Gold Silver ◽  
Plasmon Modes
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