The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of noble metals is known to improve the efficiency of
various processes and devices. The photocatalytic process is the production of fuels and …

The emerging field of plasmonics has yielded methods for guiding and localizing light at the
nanoscale, well below the scale of the wavelength of light in free space. Now plasmonics …

Thin film solar cells are one of the important candidates utilized to reduce the cost of
photovoltaic production by minimizing the usage of active materials. However, low light …

Metallic nanostructures now play an important role in many applications. In particular, for the
emerging fields of plasmonics and nanophotonics, the ability to engineer metals on …

This paper reviews the recent research progress in the incorporation of plasmonic
nanostructures with photovoltaic devices and the potential for surface plasmon enhanced …

Surface plasmons are collective oscillations of free electrons localized at surfaces of
structures made of metals. Since the surface plasmons induce fluctuations of electric charge …

Organic solar cells (OSCs) offer a promising alternative to inorganic solar cells due to their
low cost, easy fabrication, and compatibility with flexible substrates over a large area. Since …

Photonic nanostructures, manipulating and confining light on the nanometer scale, provide
new opportunities to improve the efficiency of solar energy conversion. Optical microcavities …

We use gold nanospheres (Au NSs) to improve the performance of polymer organic solar
cells. Au NSs with a diameter of about 5nm or 15nm were doped into the buffer layer of …

Wavelength tunable semiconductor nanowire (NW) lasers are promising for multifunctional
applications ranging from optical communication to spectroscopy analysis. Here, we present …