论文信息 - Light concentration in polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells with plasmonic nanoparticles

Light concentration in polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells with plasmonic nanoparticles

We investigate the light concentration effect of localized surface plasmon resonance by embedding a layer of silver nanoparticles in the low band gap polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells. Particle electromagnetic interaction is demonstrated by using the 3-dimensional finite-difference time-domain computational method. This nanostructure exhibits broadband optical absorption enhancement and weak dependence on incident light polarization. The optical concentration mechanism is discussed by near-field distribution analysis. This method can be used to optimize the design of plasmonic organic solar cells for high energy conversion efficiency.

Zhe Wu | Richard S. Kim | Baoqing Zeng | Jinfeng Zhu

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