Improving light absorption in organic solar cells by plasmonic contribution

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1377-1382

  Duche, David ^a   Torchio, Philippe ^a   Escoubas, Ludovic ^a   Monestier, Florent ^a   Simon, Jean Jacques ^a   Flory, François ^b   Mathian, Gérard ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Absorption enhancement; Bulk heterojunction; FDTD; Organic solar cells; Surface plasmon

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSPHERES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASMONICS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE PLASMONS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

2D GRATING; ABSORPTANCE; ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; FDTD CALCULATIONS; MEH-PPV; METHYL ESTERS; MODEL RESULTS;

ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 67349107480     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.02.028     Document Type: Article

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