Correction: Efficient broadband light absorption in thin-film a-Si solar cell based on double sided hybrid bi-metallic nanogratings.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1039/C9RA10232A.].

Efficient broadband light absorption in thin-film a-Si solar cell based on double sided hybrid bi-metallic nanogratings.

Thin film solar cells (TFSCs) suffer from poor light absorption due to their small thickness, which limits most of their practical applications. Surface plasmons generated by plasmonic nanoparticles offer an opportunity for a low-cost and scalable method to optically engineer TFSCs. Here, a systematic simulation study is conducted to improve the absorption efficiency of amorphous silicon (a-Si) by incorporating double sided plasmonic bi-metallic (Al-Cu) nanogratings.

Super absorption of solar energy using a plasmonic nanoparticle based CdTe solar cell.

Improving the photon absorption in thin-film solar cells with plasmonic nanoparticles is essential for the realization of extremely efficient cells with substantial cost reduction. Here, a comprehensive study of solar energy enhancement in a cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar cell based on the simple design of a square array of plasmonic titanium nanoparticles, has been reported. The excitation of localized plasmons in the metallic nanostructures together with the antireflection coating (ARC) significantly enhances the absorption of photons in the active CdTe layer.

Rationally designed La and Se co-doped bismuth ferrites with controlled bandgap for visible light photocatalysis.

Development of efficient visible light photocatalysts for water purification and hydrogen production by water splitting has been quite challenging. The activities of visible light photocatalysts are generally controlled by the extent of absorption of incident light, band gap, exposure of catalyst surface to incident light and adsorbing species. Here, we have synthesized nanostructured, La and Se co-doped bismuth ferrite (BLFSO) nanosheets using double solvent sol-gel and co-precipitation methods.

Comparative Study of Protective Effects of Salbutamol and Beclomethasone against Insulin Induced Airway Hyper-reactivity on Isolated Tracheal Smooth Muscle of Guinea Pig.

Inhalational insulin was withdrawn from the market due to its potential to produce airway hyper-reactivity and bronchoconstriction. So the present study was designed to explore the acute effects of insulin on airway reactivity of guinea pigs and protective effects of salbutamol and beclomethasone against insulin induced airway hyper-responsiveness on isolated tracheal smooth muscle of guinea pig. Effects of varying concentrations of insulin (10(-7) to 10(-3) M), insulin pretreated with fixed concentration of salbutamol (10(-7) M) and beclomethasone (10(-6) M) were studied on isolated tracheal tissue of guinea pig by constructing cumulative concentration response curves.