Titanium nitride (TiN) as a promising alternative to plasmonic metals: a comprehensive review of synthesis and applications

U Mahajan, M Dhonde, K Sahu, P Ghosh… - Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Titanium nitride (TiN), a prominent transition metal nitride (TMN), has garnered significant
attention due to its exceptional characteristics and versatile applications in modern …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmonic group IVB transition metal nitrides: Fabrication methods and applications in biosensing, photovoltaics and photocatalysis

BN Günaydın, AO Çetinkaya, M Torabfam… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review paper focuses on group IVB transition metal nitrides (TMNs) such as titanium
nitride (TiN), zirconium nitride (ZrN), and hafnium nitride (HfN) and as alternative plasmonic …

Review on Stability, Thermophysical Properties, and Solar Harvesting Applications of Titanium Nitride-Based Nanofluids: Current Status and Outlook

SZ Haeri, M Khiadani, B Ramezanzadeh… - Energy & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This Review aims to investigate the use of titanium nitride-based nanofluids (NFs) in solar
energy systems to enhance their efficiency and heat transfer capabilities. By exploring the …

Light trapping using a dimer of spherical nanoparticles based on titanium nitride for plasmonic solar cells

N Akhtary, A Zubair - Optical Materials Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Light-trapping mechanisms with plasmonics are an excellent way to increase the efficiency
of photovoltaics. Plasmonic dimer-shaped nanoparticles are effective in light absorption and …

Plasmon tuning in ultra-thin titanium nitride films

MS Islam, A Zubair - Optics Continuum, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We investigated theoretically the scopes and variables of plasmonic property tuning for ultra-
thin films consisting of alternative plasmonic materials. The extension of Mie theory suggests …

Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells by Controlling the Crystal Growth via Introduction of Plasmonic TiN Nanoparticles

O Omelianovych, S Sandhu, MA Ewusi… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Incorporating noble‐metal plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) enhances the optoelectronic
properties of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) but at a higher cost. In this work, the overlooked …

Harmonic Generation up to Fifth Order from Al/Au/CuS Nanoparticle Films

Y Yan, NJ Spear, Q Meng, MR Singh… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Dual heterostructures integrating noble-metal and copper chalcogenide nanoparticles have
attracted a great deal of attention in nonlinear optics, because coupling of their localized …

[HTML][HTML] Titanium nitride as an alternative plasmonic material for plasmonic enhancement in organic photovoltaics

A Tütüncüoğlu, M Yüce, H Kurt - Crystals, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates TiN for its potential to enhance light-harvesting efficiency as an
alternative material to Au for nanoscale plasmonic light trapping in thin-film solar cells. Using …

[HTML][HTML] High efficiency titanium nitride bowtie nanoparticle and upconverter layer incorporated kesterite tandem solar cell

N Akhtary, A Zubair - Results in Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
Thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technology offers an economically viable and flexible way to
harness solar energy. Using a material that absorbs more solar light than silicon significantly …

Light Trapping by Incorporating Titanium Nitride Plasmonic Nanospheres in Photovoltaic Cell

N Akhtary, A Zubair - 2023 IEEE International Conference on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Incorporating plasmonic nanosphere in thin-film solar cells is a creative approach to
achieving efficient optical absorption as they are effective in light absorption and scatterings …