The effect of particle vertical positioning on the absorption enhancement in plasmonic organic solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Shu Yi ^a   Borca Tasciuc, Diana Andra ^a   Kaminski, Deborah A ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D FINITE-ELEMENT SIMULATION; ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; ACTIVE LAYER; HOST ABSORPTIONS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PARTICLE MONOLAYERS; PLASMONIC; PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLE;

MONOLAYERS; NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR CELLS;

PLASMONS;

EID: 84863533626     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4729293     Document Type: Article

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