Modeling plasmonic efficiency enhancement in organic photovoltaics

Y. Taff; B. Apter; E. A. Katz; U. Efron

doi:https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.54.007957

Modeling plasmonic efficiency enhancement in organic photovoltaics

Y. Taff, B. Apter, E. A. Katz, U. Efron

The Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

Efficiency enhancement of bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells by means of the plasmonic effect is investigated by using finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) optical simulations combined with analytical modeling of exciton dissociation and charge transport efficiencies. The proposed method provides an improved analysis of the cell performance compared to previous FDTD studies. The results of the simulations predict an 11.8% increase in the cell's short circuit current with the use of Ag nano-hexagons.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	7957-7961
Number of pages	5
Journal	APPLIED OPTICS
Volume	54
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.54.007957
State	Published - 10 Sep 2015

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Engineering (miscellaneous)
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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