Super absorption of ultra-thin organic photovoltaic films

被引:23
作者
Liu, Kai [1 ]
Zeng, Beibei [2 ]
Song, Haoming [1 ]
Gan, Qiaoqiang [1 ]
Bartoli, Filbert J. [2 ]
Kafafi, Zakya H. [3 ]
机构
[1] SUNY Buffalo, Dept Elect Engn, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
[2] Lehigh Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA
[3] Northwestern Univ, Dept Chem, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Super absorption; Organic photovoltaics; Metamaterial; Plasmonics; SOLAR-CELLS; LIGHT-ABSORPTION; PERFECT ABSORBER; INTERFERENCE FILTERS; WIDE-ANGLE; DESIGN; ENHANCEMENT; NANOPARTICLES; RANGE;
D O I
10.1016/j.optcom.2013.08.062
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
This article summarized our recent progress in theoretical designs for achieving super absorption in ultra-thin organic photovoltaic (OPV) films based on various planar OPV-on-metal and metal-OPV-metal structures. Three different structures were numerically simulated to demonstrate strongly enhanced optical absorption in ultra-thin OPV layers, which is polarization-independent and occurs over a wide range of incident angles in visible regime. Physical mechanisms associated with these super absorptive ultra-thin layers are analyzed and validated using numerical and analytical modeling. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:48 / 56
页数:9
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