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Sono stati utilizzati particolari algoritmi genetici con probabilità di 'crossover' e di 'mutation' variabili. L'ottimo è raggiunto in un tempo di calcolo che è circa la metà di quello di una procedura standard. Le celle solari ottenute funzionano molto bene nella banda delle frequenze ottiche."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Analisys and Syntesys of Thin-Film Solar Cells with Metallic Nanoparticles"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Chiarello, Viviana","ALFONZETTI, Salvatore","MARLETTA, Luigi"],"dc:creator":["CHIARELLO, VIVIANA"],"dc:date":["2014-12-09"],"dc:description":["In this thesis it is shown that the FEM-RBCI method can be successfully applied to the analysis of the scattering of time-harmonic electromagnetic waves at optical frequencies from metallic nanoparticles of arbitrary shape. Moreover, the optimization of a thin solar cell with metallic nanoparticles is performed by means of Genetic Algorithms and the Finite Element Method. The goal is to design a solar cell which shows good performances in terms of sunlight absorption. Suitable Genetic Algorithms with varying crossover and mutation probabilities are employed. The optimum is reached in about half the time required by the standard procedure. The optimized solar cell performs well in the sunlight frequency bandwidth.","In questa tesi si è mostrato che il metodo FEM-RBCI può essere applicato con successo alla analisi dello scattering di onde elettromagnetiche a frequenze ottiche da parte di nanoparticelle metalliche di forma arbitraria. Inoltre è stata ottimizzata una cella solare sottile dotata di nanoparticelle metalliche mediante gli algoritmi genetici ed il metodo degli elementi finiti. Lo scopo è il progetto di celle solari che mostrano buone prestazioni in termini di assorbimento della luce solare. Sono stati utilizzati particolari algoritmi genetici con probabilità di 'crossover' e di 'mutation' variabili. 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