A review of recent plasmonic nanoparticles incorporated P3HT: PCBM organic thin film solar cells

EL Lim, CC Yap, MAM Teridi, CH Teh, MHH Jumali - Organic Electronics, 2016 - Elsevier
An optimum thickness of organic active layer of 100 nm or possibly less results in poor
optical absorption in organic photovoltaic cells (OPV). The optical absorption can be …

Plasmonic Au nanoparticles sensitized ZnO/CuO heterostructure for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

P Shinde, A Punde, S Shah, A Waghmare… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogen production via photoelectrochemical water splitting is a promising route to convert
solar energy into chemical fuel, reducing energy crises and boosting environmental health …

The optimal TiO2/Ag/TiO2 electrode for organic solar cell application with high device-specific Haacke figure of merit

Z Zhao, TL Alford - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2016 - Elsevier
As a promising indium-free electrode, transparent composite electrode (TCE) TiO 2/Ag/TiO 2
is an attractive alternative to indium tin oxide (ITO). The multilayer structure of TiO 2/Ag/TiO 2 …

Rare-earth metal-induced plasmon resonances for enhanced photons harvesting in inverted thin film organic solar cell

MSG Hamed, MA Adedeji, GT Mola - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
Copper-doped lanthanum phosphate (LaPO4: Cu) nanocomposites were successfully
synthesized using hydrothermal processes for potential application in solar energy …

Impact of Ag@ SiO2 core-shell nanoparticles on the photoelectric current of plasmonic inverted organic solar cells

K N'Konou, M Chalh, V Monnier, NP Blanchard… - Synthetic Metals, 2018 - Elsevier
We report on the influence of silver-silica core-shell nanoparticles (Ag@ SiO 2 NPs) and
bare silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) on the photoelectric current of plasmonic inverted organic …

Enhanced optical management in organic solar cells by virtue of square-lattice triple core-shell nanostructures

P Gattu Subramanyam, N Krishnaswamy, K Guha… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
This research focuses on enhancing the optical efficacy of organic photovoltaic cells,
specifically their optical absorbance and electrical parameters. The absorbance of photons …

Broadband absorption enhancement in organic solar cells using refractory plasmonic ceramics

S Magdi, D Ji, Q Gan, MA Swillam - Journal of Nanophotonics, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We theoretically demonstrate absorption enhancement in organic solar cells (OSC) due to
the incorporation of titanium nitride and zirconium nitride plasmonic nanostructures …

Optical absorption enhancement by inserting ZnO optical spacer in plasmonic organic solar cells

K N'konou, P Torchio - Journal of Nanophotonics, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Optical absorption enhancement (AE) using coupled optical spacer and plasmonic effects in
standard and inverted organic solar cells (OSCs) are demonstrated using the finite …

Determination of gold nanoparticle shape from absorption spectroscopy and ellipsometry

Y Battie, I Izquierdo-Lorenzo, A Resano-Garcia… - Applied Surface …, 2017 - Elsevier
A new methodology is developed to determine the shape distribution of gold nanoparticles
(NPs) from optical spectroscopic measurements. Indeed, the morphology of Au colloids is …

3D Modular Microrobots: Micro-Origami Cubes with Integrated Si Chips Dive, Communicate, Flash Programs, and Form Collectives

Y Lee, VK Bandari, JS McCaskill, P Adluri… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Modular microrobotics can potentially address many information-intensive microtasks in
medicine, manufacturing and the environment. However, surface area has limited the …