Analysis and optimization of surface plasmon-enhanced organic solar cells with a metallic crossed grating electrode

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 105, 2012, Pages A740-A753

  Lee, Eungkyu ^a   Kim, Changsoon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMONS;

CROSSED GRATINGS; DONOR-ACCEPTOR PAIRS; EXCITON DIFFUSION; FOURIER; METALLIC ELECTRODES; OPTIMIZED DEVICES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; SMALL MOLECULES; SURFACE PLASMONS; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84866248130     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.00A740     Document Type: Article

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