Title :
Grating-induced surface plasmon-polaritons for enhancing photon absorption in organic photovoltaic devices
Author :
Liu, Yifen ; Kim, Jaeyoun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA, USA
Abstract :
We present a grating electrode that launches laterally propagating surface plasmon-polaritons along the active layers of organic photovoltaic devices. The resulting standing wave effectively increases the device thickness and enhances the photon absorption by 19.8%.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; photovoltaic effects; surface plasmons; grating electrode; grating induced surface plasmon polaritons; organic photovoltaic devices; photon absorption; standing wave; Absorption; Electrodes; Excitons; Gratings; Indium tin oxide; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Photovoltaic systems; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
