The present work reports a simple and direct sputtering deposition to form
solid state TiO 2 |Ag independent plasmonic solar cells. The independent
plasmonic solar cells are based on a Schottky barrier between two materials,
TiO 2 and Ag. The Ag functions as the absorber generating “hot” electrons, as
well as the contact for the solar cell. The Ag sputtering is performed for different
durations, to form Ag nanoparticles with a wide size distribution on the
surface of rough spray pyrolysis deposited TiO 2 .
The Joint Research Center (JRC) recently approved Bar Ilan's Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA) as a Digital Innovation Hub (DIH), and BINA now appears in the catalogue of hubs on the Smart Specialisation Platform. This is the second DIH established at Bar Ilan University, with the first being the Bar Ilan Center for Smart Cities.
Bar Ilan's Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA) has accepted to be a full member in the consortium ofthe International Network for Sustainable Nanotechnology (N4SNano)
The novel technology developed by BIU researchers, Prof. Aharon Gedanken and Dr. Ilan Perlshtein, is used in antibacterial masks, hospital bedding, air filters and more