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Solar Cells: Emissive Nanoclusters Based on Subnanometer‐Sized Au38 Cores for Boosting the Performance of Inverted Organic Photovoltaic Cells (Adv. Energy Mater. 13/2015)
Author(s) -
Lim Dong Chan,
Seo Bo Yeol,
Nho Sungho,
Kim Dae Han,
Hong Eun Mi,
Lee Joo Yul,
Park SunYoung,
Lee ChangLyoul,
Kim Young Dok,
Cho Shinuk
Publication year - 2015
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.201570070
Subject(s) - nanoclusters , materials science , photovoltaic system , monolayer , polymer solar cell , organic solar cell , energy transfer , nanotechnology , energy conversion efficiency , fluorescence , heterojunction , optoelectronics , engineering physics , optics , composite material , polymer , engineering , ecology , physics , biology
As reported by Dong Chan Lim, Young Dok Kim, Shinuk Cho, and co‐workers in article number 1500393, the efficiency of inverted bulk heterojunction solar cells is successfully enhanced by the incorporation of dodecanethiol monolayer‐protected Au nanoclusters (Au:SR) based on sub‐nanometer‐sized Au38 cores. Solar cells with the Au:SR cluster exhibit 20% increased efficiency as a result of effective energy transfer based on the protoplasmonic fluorescence of Au:SR.