Metamaterial and nanomaterial electromagnetic wave absorbers: structures, properties and applications

J Zhou, Z Liu, X Liu, G Fu, G Liu, J Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Perfect absorbers (PAs) are devices that can realize the annihilation of incident
electromagnetic waves (EMWs) by eliminating reflection and transmission. Such engineered …

A review on plasmonic nanostructures for efficiency enhancement of organic solar cells

S Liu, Y Sun, L Chen, Q Zhang, X Li, J Shuai - Materials Today Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
The superior characteristics of organic solar cells (OSCs), such as flexibility,
semitransparency, solution-processibility, and large-scale fabrication, etc. Make them as one …

A Microorganism Bred TiO2/Au/TiO2 Heterostructure for Whispering Gallery Mode Resonance Assisted Plasmonic Photocatalysis

X Yu, X Jin, X Chen, A Wang, J Zhang, J Zhang… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The TiO2/Au nanostructure has been acknowledged as one of the most classic visible-light
active photocatalysts due to the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of Au nanoparticles. In …

Plasmonics in Organic Solar Cells: Toward Versatile Applications

Y Zhao, K Zheng, J Ning, T Xu… - ACS Applied Electronic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Remarkable progress has been made in organic solar cells (OSCs), which are considered
as one of the most promising next-generation photovoltaic technologies. Nevertheless, the …

Enhancing long‐term thermal stability of non‐fullerene organic solar cells using self‐assembly amphiphilic dendritic block copolymer interlayers

LY Su, HH Huang, YC Lin, GL Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, interfacial engineering is demonstrated to improve the thermal stability of non‐
fullerene bulk‐heterojunction (BHJ) OPVs to a practical level. An amphiphilic dendritic block …

Boosting the efficiency of organic solar cells via plasmonic gold nanoparticles and thiol functionalized conjugated polymer

O Karakurt, E Alemdar, MC Erer, D Cevher, S Gulmez… - Dyes and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Conjugated polymers are promising low-cost, lightweight, and flexible candidates for
scalable photovoltaic applications to establish decarbonized energy technologies. However …

Effect of hollow structure on solar thermal applications of Au nanodiscs

Y Zou, C Qin, L Yang, X Li, B Zhang, X Wu - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
Plasmonic nanoparticles (PNPs) with hollow structures have shown great potential for
enhancing optical absorption. While spheres or cylinders are commonly used for PNPs, the …

Enhancing efficiency of nonfullerene organic solar cells via using polyelectrolyte-coated plasmonic gold nanorods as rear interfacial modifiers

Z Du, T Yu, W He, A Yurtsever, R Izquierdo… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Sufficient sunlight absorption and exciton generation are critical for developing efficient
nonfullerene organic solar cells (OSCs). In this work, polyelectrolyte polystyrenesulfonate …

Bimetallic AuNR@ AgNCs for ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering sensing of dithianon in apple juice

K Zheng, Y Shen, Z Chen, L Zhao, Z Li, X Huang… - Analytica Chimica …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a bimetallic surfaced-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)-active substrate
consisting of AuNR@ AgNCs was proposed for the rapid detection of dithianon. Due to the …

Enhancing the Performance of Wide-Bandgap Polymer-Based Organic Solar Cells through Silver Nanorod Integration

AG Waketola, FG Hone, FT Geldasa, Z Genene… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Light trapping induced by the introduction of metallic nanoparticles has been shown to
improve photo absorption in organic solar cells (OSCs). Researchers in the fields of …