Broadband absorption enhancement in organic solar cells using refractory plasmonic ceramics

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作者：
Magdi S. [1 ]
Ji D. [2 ]
Gan Q. [2 ]
Swillam M.A. [1 ,3 ]
机构：
[1] American University in Cairo (AUC), Nanotechnology Program, AUC Avenue New Cairo, Cairo
[2] University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Department of Electrical Engineering, Buffalo, NY
[3] American University in Cairo, Department of Physics, AUC Avenue New Cairo, Cairo
来源：
Journal of Nanophotonics | 2017年 / 11卷 / 04期
关键词：
finite-difference time-domain; light trapping; Mie theory; organic solar cells; plasmonics;
D O I：
10.1117/1.JNP.11.046001
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摘要：
We theoretically demonstrate absorption enhancement in organic solar cells (OSC) due to the incorporation of titanium nitride and zirconium nitride plasmonic nanostructures. Localizing light using plasmonic nanostructures has the potential to overcome the absorption limitations of OSC and improve their power conversion efficiency. Thus, using C-MOS compatible, cheap, and abundant materials, such as refractory plasmonics, for light trapping could facilitate their commercialization. This work shows that transition metal nitrides have comparable performance to Ag when placed as the nanopatterned back electrode. In addition, the effect of adding TiN nanoparticles and nanowires inside the active layer has been analyzed. © 2017 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).
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