Enhanced optical absorption of organic materials via surface plasmon resonance in gold nanoparticles

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6656, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Sue, Chen Wei ^a   Hsieh, Hsin Ta ^a   Su, Guo Dung John ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mie theory; Organic photovoltaic cell; Particle plasmon; Spectrum response; Surface plasmon

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; GLASS; GOLD; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

MIE THEORY; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PARTICLE PLASMON; SPECTRUM RESPONSE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 42249094184     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.740676     Document Type: Conference Paper

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