Intrinsic absorption of plasmonic structures for organic solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Vedraine, Sylvain ^a   Torchio, Philippe ^a   Duché, David ^a   Flory, François ^a   Simon, Jean Jacques ^a   Le Rouzo, Judikaël ^a   Escoubas, Ludovic ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

FDTD; Organic; Photovoltaic; Plasmon

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSPHERES; NUMERICAL METHODS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PLASMONICS; PLASMONS; SOLAR CELLS;

ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; FINITE -DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAINS (FDTD); INTRINSIC ABSORPTIONS; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC; THICK ACTIVE LAYERS;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 79953823343     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.12.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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