Improving metal reflectors by suppressing surface plasmon polaritons: A priori calculation of the internal reflectance of a solar cell

Physics & Astronomy

• polaritons 59%
• reflectors 57%
• plasmons 50%
• solar cells 45%
• reflectance 43%
• incidence 37%
• metals 31%
• evanescent waves 18%
• sands 16%
• metal surfaces 15%
• passivity 14%
• angular distribution 13%
• textures 12%
• absorbers 12%
• penetration 12%
• optics 11%
• interference 10%
• causes 9%
• silicon 8%
• performance 6%

Chemical Compounds

• Polariton 100%
• Surface Plasmon 72%
• Solar Cell 53%
• Dielectric Material 43%
• Metal 27%
• Evanescent Wave 17%
• Parasitic 15%
• Chemical Passivation 12%
• Semiconductor 9%
• Surface 3%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Surface plasmons 98%
• Solar cells 65%
• Metals 39%
• Angular distribution 19%
• Silicon solar cells 16%
• Passivation 14%
• Energy gap 13%
• Crystalline materials 12%
• Optics 12%
• Sand 10%
• Semiconductor materials 10%
• Analytical models 10%
• Textures 9%
• Silicon 9%