Title :
Plasmonic gratings for enhanced light-trapping in thin-film organic solar cells
Author :
Le, Khai Q. ; Al??, Andrea
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We discuss optimized silver gratings to enhance light-trapping in organic solar cells. The enhancement is attributed to the generation of surface-plasmon polaritons and localized surface-plasmon resonances, and to their optimized coupling over broad wavelength ranges.
Keywords :
organic compounds; plasmonics; polaritons; radiation pressure; silver; solar cells; surface plasmons; thin film devices; Ag; broad wavelength ranges; enhanced light-trapping; optimized coupling; optimized silver gratings; plasmonic gratings; surface-plasmon polaritons; thin-film organic solar cells; Absorption; Broadband communication; Couplings; Gratings; Photovoltaic cells; Plasmons; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
