Issue 47, 2014

High-efficiency solution-processed small-molecule solar cells featuring gold nanoparticles

Abstract

The effect of gold nanoparticles embedded in a hole transport layer, poly(3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulphonate) (PEDOT:PSS), was successfully studied based on small-molecule organic solar cells. The incorporation of nanoparticles results in a power conversion efficiency enhancement of 4.96%. This improvement was attributed to enhanced light harvesting because of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect.

Graphical abstract: High-efficiency solution-processed small-molecule solar cells featuring gold nanoparticles

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Jul 2014
Accepted
06 Oct 2014
First published
07 Oct 2014

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 19988-19993

High-efficiency solution-processed small-molecule solar cells featuring gold nanoparticles

Abd. Rashid bin Mohd Yusoff, S. J. Lee, J. Jang, G. Long, X. Wan and Y. Chen, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 19988 DOI: 10.1039/C4TA03536D

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