Plasmonic Circular Nanostructure for Enhanced Light Absorption in Organic Solar Cells
Joint Authors
Cheng, Chih-Jen
Tsai, Feng-Yu
Chiu, Nan-Fu
Hou, Cheng-Hung
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study attempts to enhance broadband absorption in advanced plasmonic circular nanostructures (PCN).
Experimental results indicate that the concentric circular metallic gratings can enhance broadband optical absorption, due to the structure geometry and the excitation of surface plasmon mode.
The interaction between plasmonic enhancement and the absorption characteristics of the organic materials (P3HT:PCBM and PEDOT:PSS) are also examined.
According to those results, the organic material's overall optical absorption can be significantly enhanced by up to ~51% over that of a planar device.
Additionally, organic materials are enhanced to a maximum of 65% for PCN grating pitch = 800 nm.
As a result of the PCN's enhancement in optical absorption, incorporation of the PCN into P3HT:PCBM-based organic solar cells (OSCs) significantly improved the performance of the solar cells: short-circuit current increased from 10.125 to 12.249 and power conversion efficiency from 3.2% to 4.99%.
Furthermore, optimizing the OSCs architectures further improves the performance of the absorption and PCE enhancement.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chiu, Nan-Fu& Hou, Cheng-Hung& Cheng, Chih-Jen& Tsai, Feng-Yu. 2013. Plasmonic Circular Nanostructure for Enhanced Light Absorption in Organic Solar Cells. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chiu, Nan-Fu…[et al.]. Plasmonic Circular Nanostructure for Enhanced Light Absorption in Organic Solar Cells. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chiu, Nan-Fu& Hou, Cheng-Hung& Cheng, Chih-Jen& Tsai, Feng-Yu. Plasmonic Circular Nanostructure for Enhanced Light Absorption in Organic Solar Cells. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476702
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-476702