Title :
Patterned plasmonic nano-antennas embedded in the active layer of organic photovoltaic cells — Enhanced absorption
Author :
Diukman, Iddo ; Tzabari, Lior ; Berkovitch, Nikolai ; Tessler, Nir ; Orenstein, Meir
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
Ordered arrays of Au nanodisks, extending into the active layer of organic photovoltaic device exhibit enhanced external quantum efficiency, stemming from resonances of plasmon and nanopatch antennas. Design rules were verified experimentally.
Keywords :
absorption; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; nanophotonics; solar cells; surface plasmon resonance; absorption; nanodisks; nanopatch antennas; organic photovoltaic cells; patterned plasmonic nanoantennas; plasmon resonances; quantum efficiency; Finite difference methods; Gold; Nanoparticles; Nanoscale devices; Photovoltaic cells; Plasmons; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
