Title :
Broadband short-range surface plasmon structures for absorption enhancement in organic photovoltaics
Author :
Bai, Wenli ; Gan, Qiaoqiang ; Song, Guofeng ; Chen, Lianghui ; Kafafi, Zakya ; Bartoli, Filbert
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
We theoretically demonstrate a polarization-independent nanopatterned ultra-thin metallic structure supporting broadband short-range surface plasmon polariton (SRSPP) modes to improve the performance of organic solar cells.
Keywords :
nanopatterning; nanostructured materials; polaritons; solar cells; surface plasmons; absorption enhancement; nanopatterned ultrathin metallic structure; organic photovoltaics; organic solar cells; short-range surface plasmon polariton;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5699091
