Light-trapping nano-structures in organic photovoltaic cells

We review nano-structures used as light trapping schemes in organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. Light management via nano-structures enables one to exploit sub-diffraction limit properties, thereby giving access to enhanced light absorption in OPV cells. Light trapping schemes have been demonstrated i...

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Published inJournal of materials chemistry Vol. 21; no. 41; pp. 16293 - 16303
Main Authors Ko, Doo-Hyun, Tumbleston, John R., Gadisa, Abay, Aryal, Mukti, Liu, Yingchi, Lopez, Rene, Samulski, Edward T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2011
Subjects
Nanocomposites
Nanomaterials
Nanostructure
Photonic crystals
Photovoltaic cells
Solar cells
Surface chemistry
Trapping
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Summary:We review nano-structures used as light trapping schemes in organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. Light management via nano-structures enables one to exploit sub-diffraction limit properties, thereby giving access to enhanced light absorption in OPV cells. Light trapping schemes have been demonstrated in the form of surface plasmons, anti-reflection coatings, and photonic crystal patterns. Versatile methods are now available to facilitate fabrication of such nano-structures on sufficiently large areas for OPV applications.
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ISSN:0959-9428
1364-5501
DOI:10.1039/c1jm12300a