Absorption and scattering effects by silver nanoparticles near the interface of organic/inorganic semiconductor tandem

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Nemes, Coleen T ^a,b   Vijapurapu, Divya K ^a   Petoukhoff, Christopher E ^a   Cheung, Gary Z ^a   O'Carroll, Deirdre M ^a,c  

^a Rutgers The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b MARIST COLLEGE   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Conjugated polymer; Light scattering; Organic; Silicon; Silver nanoparticles; Surface plasmons

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BACKSCATTERING; BUTYRIC ACID; COATINGS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; DOPPLER EFFECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION; ENERGY HARVESTING; FORWARD SCATTERING; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; METAL NANOPARTICLES; RED SHIFT; SILICON; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PLASMONS; THIN FILMS;

ABSORPTION AND SCATTERINGS; AG NANOPARTICLES (AGNP); ORGANIC; ORGANIC/INORGANIC INTERFACES; ORGANIC/INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); THIN FILM SEMICONDUCTORS; [6 ,6]-PHENYL-C61-BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTERS;

SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

BUTYRIC ACID; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FILM; FILM COATING; HYBRID; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NANOFABRICATION; OPTICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIMULATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84879483528     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1801-4     Document Type: Article

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