Synergistic Plasmonic Effects of Metal Nanoparticle–Decorated PEGylated Graphene Oxides in Polymer Solar Cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (13) ◽  
pp. 7397-7405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Kai Chuang ◽  
Fang-Chung Chen
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Metal Nanoparticle ◽  
Graphene Oxides ◽  
Plasmonic Effects

scholarly journals Dependence of the Device Performance of Polymer Solar Cells on the Insertion of Metal Nanoparticle Layers at the Electron-collecting Electrodes

2017 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 272-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro MARUMOTO ◽  
Atsushi KOSUGA ◽  
Dong LIU ◽  
Osamu TAKEUCHI ◽  
Hidemi SHIGEKAWA
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Metal Nanoparticle ◽  
Device Performance

Plasmonic Effects on Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells: A Transient Photovoltage and Differential Charging Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1435-1439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soon Yie Kok ◽  
Zong-Chun Hsieh ◽  
Chun-Hsien Chou ◽  
Shun-Shing Yang ◽  
Ming-Kai Chuang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Transient Photovoltage ◽  
Plasmonic Effects

scholarly journals Gold Nanoparticle-Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites That Enhance the Device Performance of Polymer Solar Cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Kai Chuang ◽  
Fang-Chung Chen ◽  
Chain-Shu Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Gold Nanoparticle ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Metal Nanoparticle ◽  
Graphene Oxides ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy

Metal nanoparticle-decorated graphene oxides are promising materials for use in various optoelectronic applications because of their unique plasmonic properties. In this paper, a simple, environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of gold nanoparticle-decorated graphene oxide that can be used to improve the efficiency of organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs) is reported. Here, the amino acid glycine is employed as an environmentally friendly reducing reagent for the reduction of gold ions in the graphene oxide solutions. Transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy are used to characterize the material properties of the resulting nanomaterials. Furthermore, these nanocomposites are employed as the anode buffer layer in OPVs to trigger surface plasmonic resonance, which improved the efficiency of the OPVs. The results indicate that such nanomaterials appear to have great potential for application in OPVs.

scholarly journals Using Dual Microresonant Cavity and Plasmonic Effects to Enhance the Photovoltaic Efficiency of Flexible Polymer Solar Cells

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenfei Shen ◽  
Guoqing Zhao ◽  
Xiaolin Zhang ◽  
Fanchen Bu ◽  
Jungheum Yun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Sheet Resistance ◽  
Active Layer ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Sio2 Nanoparticles ◽  
Flexible Polymer ◽  
Photoactive Polymers ◽  
Plasmonic Effects

Fabricating polymer solar cells (PSCs) on flexible polymer substrates, instead of on hard glass, is attractive for implementing the advantage and uniqueness of the PSCs represented by mechanically rollable and light-weight natures. However, simultaneously achieving reliable robustness and high-power conversion efficiency (PCE) in such flexible PSCs is still technically challenging due to poor light harvesting of thin photoactive polymers. In this work, we report a facile, effective strategy for improving the light-harvesting performance of flexible PSCs without sacrificing rollability. Very high transparent (93.67% in 400–800 nm) and low sheet resistance (~10 Ω sq−1) ZnO/Ag(O)/ZnO electrodes were implemented as the flexible substrates. In systematically comparison with ZnO/Ag/ZnO electrodes, small amount of oxygen induced continuous metallic films with lower thickness, which resulted in higher transmittance and lower sheet resistance. To increase the light absorption of thin active layer (maintain the high rollability of active layer), a unique platform simultaneously utilizing both a transparent electrode configuration based on an ultrathin oxygen-doped Ag, Ag(O), and film and plasmonic Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles were designed for fully leveraging the advantages of duel microresonant cavity and plasmonic effects to enhance light absorbance in photoactive polymers. A combination of the ZnO/Ag(O)/ZnO electrode and Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles significantly increased the short-current density of PSCs to 17.98 mA cm−2 with enhancing the photoluminescence of PTB7-Th film. The flexible PSC using the optimized configuration provided an average PCE of 8.04% for flexible PSCs, which was increased by 36.27% compared to that of the PSC merely using a conventional transparent indium tin oxide electrode.

Plasmonic effects and the morphology changes on the active material P3HT:PCBM used in polymer solar cells using Raman spectroscopy

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (8) ◽  
pp. 888-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuzhao Yang ◽  
Lu Sun ◽  
Jiemei Ou ◽  
Yiting He ◽  
Xiaofeng Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Active Material ◽  
Plasmonic Effects ◽  
Morphology Changes

Green synthesis of gold nanoparticle–decorated graphene oxides that enhance the photocurrent in polymer solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 1668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Kai Chuang ◽  
Fang-Chung Chen ◽  
Chain-Shu Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Gold Nanoparticle ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Metal Nanoparticle ◽  
Photovoltaic Devices ◽  
Organic Photovoltaic Devices ◽  
Graphene Oxides ◽  
Anode Buffer Layer ◽  
Environmentally Friendly Method

ABSTRACTMetal nanoparticle–decorated graphene oxides are promising materials for use in various optoelectronic applications because of their unique plasmonic properties. In this paper, a simple, environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of gold nanoparticle–decorated graphene oxide that can be used to improve the efficiency of organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs) is reported. Here, the amino acid glycine is empolyed as an environmentally friendly reducing reagent for the reduction of gold ions in the graphene oxide solutions. Furthermore, these nanocomposites are empolyed as the anode buffer layer in OPVs to trigger surface plasmonic resonance, which improved the efficiency of the OPVs. The results indicate that such nanomaterials appear to have great potential for application in OPVs.

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