Short and ultra-short pulsed laser synthesis of plasmonic substrates for enhancing the efficiency of organic solar cells
Short and ultra-short pulsed laser synthesis of plasmonic substrates for enhancing the efficiency of organic solar cells
One important new technology to address the rising global demand for clean, low-cost energy generation is polymer (organic) photovoltaics. However, the efficiency of these systems is currently quite low due to poor light harvesting and low charge carrier mobilities. Here, we introduce the controllable nanostructuring of thin metal films by short (25 ns, 248 nm) and ultra-short (100 femtosecond, 800 nm) laser pulses as a novel technique for the production of supported noble metal nanoparticles over large areas on polymer and ITO substrate for increased light harvesting. These laser nanostructured surfaces are employed as substrates for polymer bulk heterojunction (P3HT:PCBM) solar cells and a significant increase in the solar cell efficiency is demonstrated due to light scattering from nanoparticles excited at their surface plasmon energy. In addition, we discuss the differing mechanisms, relative merits and thermal budgets for laser nanostructuring with short and ultra-short pulses and demonstrate how the surface plasmon energy can be tuned via laser-induced alloying.
Henley, S.J.
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Beliatis, M.J.
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Silva, S.R.P.
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Mills, B.
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Eason, R.W.
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May 2011
Henley, S.J.
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Beliatis, M.J.
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Silva, S.R.P.
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Mills, B.
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Eason, R.W.
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Henley, S.J., Beliatis, M.J., Silva, S.R.P., Mills, B. and Eason, R.W.
(2011)
Short and ultra-short pulsed laser synthesis of plasmonic substrates for enhancing the efficiency of organic solar cells.
EMRS 2011 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Nice, France.
08 - 12 May 2011.
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One important new technology to address the rising global demand for clean, low-cost energy generation is polymer (organic) photovoltaics. However, the efficiency of these systems is currently quite low due to poor light harvesting and low charge carrier mobilities. Here, we introduce the controllable nanostructuring of thin metal films by short (25 ns, 248 nm) and ultra-short (100 femtosecond, 800 nm) laser pulses as a novel technique for the production of supported noble metal nanoparticles over large areas on polymer and ITO substrate for increased light harvesting. These laser nanostructured surfaces are employed as substrates for polymer bulk heterojunction (P3HT:PCBM) solar cells and a significant increase in the solar cell efficiency is demonstrated due to light scattering from nanoparticles excited at their surface plasmon energy. In addition, we discuss the differing mechanisms, relative merits and thermal budgets for laser nanostructuring with short and ultra-short pulses and demonstrate how the surface plasmon energy can be tuned via laser-induced alloying.
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EMRS 2011 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Nice, France, 2011-05-08 - 2011-05-12
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