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Gold nanoparticle array on pretreated glass substrates was fabricated by chemical surface growth from the AuCl3, CH2O and Na2CO3 components in aqueous solutions mixture. Transmission, absorption and reflectivity spectra were measured with an UV-Vis spectrophotometer. A change in plasmon maximum absorption position depending on the growth conditions was investigated. The surface morphology was studied by atomic force microscopy. The statistical analysis of the heights, particles diameter and image cross-sections was carried out by scanning probe microscopy methods and the Au NPs size dependence on the growth time was experimentally determined. The results of this paper will contribute to the optimization of plasmonic CdS/CdTe solar cell. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The application of an optical method for characterizing surface roughness is presented. This method was used for an examination of porous glass surfaces. The expressions relating the root mean square rms (σ) of a surface to its specular reflectance at normal incidence are used for σ ≪ λ, (λ – wavelength). For light of sufficiently long wavelength the decrease in the measured specular reflectance due to the surface roughness depends only on the root mean square (rms) height of the surface irregularities. On the basis of reflectance spectra, one can determine σ for the porous glass surfaces after technological processes. The measured reflectance spectra were compared with calculated ones for which the scattered component of light was taken into account. The parameters rms determined from the optical method are comparable to those obtained from atomic force microscopy examinations. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]