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A General Route to Enhance Polymer Solar Cell Performance using Plasmonic Nanoprisms
Author(s) -
Yao Kai,
Salvador Michael,
Chueh ChuChen,
Xin XuKai,
Xu YunXiang,
deQuilettes Dane W.,
Hu Ting,
Chen Yiwang,
Ginger David S.,
Jen Alex K.Y.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201400206
Subject(s) - materials science , plasmon , photovoltaic system , solar cell , polymer , optoelectronics , plasmonic solar cell , hybrid solar cell , embedding , nanotechnology , wavelength , organic solar cell , colloid , polymer solar cell , chemical engineering , composite material , engineering , ecology , artificial intelligence , computer science , biology
By embedding various types of colloidal silver nanoprisms into both interfacial layers, significant and general enhancement in the device performances of multiple polymer solar cell systems is demonstrated. The increased device efficiencies are due to the cooperative optical enhancement, resulting in enhanced short‐circuit current densities. These results provide a powerful, general, and tunable means to enhance light harvesting at desired wavelength bands in existing and emerging organic photovoltaic materials.