Embedding plasmonic gold nanoparticles in a ZnO layer enhanced the performance of inverted organic solar cells based on an indacenodithieno[3,2-<i>b</i>]thiophene-<i>alt</i>-5,5′-di(thiophen-2-yl)-2,2′-bithiazole-based push

Embedding plasmonic gold nanoparticles in a ZnO layer enhanced the performance of inverted organic solar cells based on an indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene-alt-5,5′-di(thiophen-2-yl)-2,2′-bithiazole-based push–pull polymer

Published:2023 Issue:24 Volume:13 Page:16175-16184
ISSN:2046-2069
Container-title:RSC Advances
language:en
Short-container-title:RSC Adv.

Author:

Waketola Alemayehu G.¹,Pfukwa Cathrine²,Neethling Pieter²^ORCID,Bosman Gurthwin²,Genene Zewdneh³,Wang Ergang³^ORCID,Mammo Wendimagegn⁴,Hone Fekadu G.¹^ORCID,Tegegne Newayemedhin A.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Physics, Addis Ababa University, 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2. Laser Research Institute at the Department of Physics, Stellenbosch University, 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa

3. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE412 96, Goteborg, Sweden

4. Department of Chemistry, Addis Ababa University, 33658, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

Light trapped in organic solar cells employing Au NPs could improve their performance by more than 20%, paving the way for a straightforward path.

Funder

Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Chemical Engineering,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/RA/D3RA01078C

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