The dual localized surface plasmonic effects of gold nanodots and gold nanoparticles enhance the performance of bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells

Organic Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2476-2483

  Liu, Chih Ming ^a   Chen, Chia Min ^a   Su, Yu Wei ^a   Wang, Shu Min ^a   Wei, Kung Hwa ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gold nano dots; Gold nanoparticles; Localized surface plasmon resonance; Polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; EFFICIENCY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANODOTS; PLASMONICS; PLASMONS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

GOLD NANO; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; METALLIC NANOSTRUCTURE; NEAR-FIELD ENHANCEMENT; POLY(3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE):POLY(STYRENESULFONATE); POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

EID: 84885435780     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2013.06.012     Document Type: Article

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