Optical characterization of organic blend films integrating metallic nanoparticles

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 31-35

  Vedraine, Sylvain ^a   Torchio, Philippe ^a   Merlen, Alexandre ^b   Bagierek, Joanna ^b   Flory, François ^a   Sangar, Alexandre ^b   Escoubas, Ludovic ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

FDTD method; Organic photovoltaic; Plasmon; Raman spectroscopy; SERS; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BLEND FILMS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; ENHANCED ABSORPTION; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN MODELING; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; METHYL ESTERS; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PLASMONIC; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; PROBE MOLECULES; RAMAN CHARACTERIZATION; RAMAN RESPONSE; RAMAN SIGNAL; SERS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES;

SILVER;

EID: 84861095105     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.11.045     Document Type: Article

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