Incorporation of nanovoids into metallic gratings for broadband plasmonic organic solar cells

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 4055-4060

  Lee, Sangjun ^a   In, Sungjun ^a   Mason, Daniel R ^a   Park, Namkyoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; PLASMONS;

ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; ANGULAR RANGE; BACKPLANES; BROADBAND OPERATION; FABRY-PEROT CAVITY MODES; FIGURE OF MERITS; GRATING STRUCTURES; LONG WAVELENGTH; METALLIC GRATINGS; NANO-VOIDS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PLASMONIC; PLASMONIC MODES; SHORT WAVELENGTHS; SURFACE PLASMONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

METAL NANOPARTICLE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84874531180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.004055     Document Type: Article

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