Embedding metal electrodes in thick active layers for ITO-free plasmonic organic solar cells with improved performance

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2014, Pages

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

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METALS; NANOWIRES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PLASMONS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; METALLIC NANOWIRES; OPTICAL PATH LENGTHS; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; OPTIMAL POSITIONING; PLASMONIC COUPLING; THICK ACTIVE LAYERS; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84903750553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.0A1145     Document Type: Article

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