Plasmonic-enhanced polymer photovoltaic devices incorporating solution-processable metal nanoparticles

Fang Chung Chen; Jyh Lih Wu; Chia Ling Lee; Yi Hong; Chun Hong Kuo; Michael H. Huang

doi:10.1063/1.3174914

Plasmonic-enhanced polymer photovoltaic devices incorporating solution-processable metal nanoparticles

Fang Chung Chen^*, Jyh Lih Wu, Chia Ling Lee, Yi Hong, Chun Hong Kuo, Michael H. Huang

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We have explored the effect of gold nanoparticle (Au NP)-induced surface plasmons on the performance of organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs). The power conversion efficiency of these OPVs was improved after blending the Au NPs into the anodic buffer layer. The addition of Au NPs increased the rate of exciton generation and the probability of exciton dissociation, thereby enhancing the short-circuit current density and the fill factor. We attribute the improvement in device performance to the local enhancement in the electromagnetic field originating from the excitation of the localized surface plasmon resonance.

Original language	English
Article number	013305
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	95
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3174914
State	Published - 20 Jul 2009

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