Comparing plasmonic and dielectric gratings for absorption enhancement in thin-film organic solar cells

作者: Khai Q. Le , Aimi Abass , Bjorn Maes , Peter Bienstman , Andrea Alù

DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.000A39

关键词: Light scatteringSurface plasmonSurface plasmon resonanceAbsorption (electromagnetic radiation)GratingPlasmonic solar cellOptoelectronicsMaterials scienceLocalized surface plasmonPlasmonOptics

摘要: We theoretically investigate and compare the influence of square silver gratings one-dimensional photonic crystal (1D PC) based nanostructures on light absorption organic solar cells with a thin active layer. show that, by integrating grating inside layer, excited localized surface plasmon modes may cause strong field enhancement at interface between which results in broadband up to 23.4%. Apart from using gratings, we that patterning 1D PC top device also result comparable 18.9%. The is due scattering PC, coupling incoming into Bloch resonance modes.

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