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. 2020 Jun 23;2(8):3231–3243. doi: 10.1039/d0na00309c

Front and back contact parameters.

Parameter Front contact Back contact
Initially After optimization Initially After optimization
Material Graphene ITO Al Au Ag
Thickness 1L–5L (1L = 0.334 nm) 80 nm 80 nm 10 μm 10 μm
Optical properties n = 2.7 ITO nk (default) n = 1.19 Au nk (default) Ag nk (default)
k = 1.45 k = 7.05
Work function (eV) 4.31 4.4 4.06 5.4 4.64
4.50 4.45 4.20 4.74
4.54 4.5 4.26
4.77
4.90
Absorption loss 0.023 (constant) ITO abs (default) 0.056 0 0
External reflection 1L = 0 ITO Ref (default) 0.868 0 0
2L = 0.023
3L = 0.046
4L = 0.070
5L = 0.092
Surface condition Plane Plane Plane Plane Plane
Internal reflection 0 0 0 0 0