Gold nanomesh induced surface plasmon for photocurrent enhancement in a polymer solar cell

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2102-2106

  Parvathy Devi, B ^a   Wu, Kuo Cheng ^a   Pei, Zingway ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gold nanomesh; Photocurrent; Polymer solar cell; Surface plasmon

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION SPECTRA; GLASS SUBSTRATES; NANOMESH; NANOPATTERNING; PHOTOCURRENT ENHANCEMENT; PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; POLYMER SOLAR CELL; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PLASMON; SURFACE PLASMONS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; GOLD COATINGS; ITO GLASS; NANOSPHERES; PHOTOCURRENTS; PLASMONS; POLYMERS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

GOLD;

EID: 79958177305     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.02.031     Document Type: Article

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