TY - CHAP
T1 - Theoretical Studies of Plasmonic Effects in Organic Solar Cells
AU - Sha, Wei E.I.
AU - Choy, Wallace C.H.
AU - Chew, Weng Cho
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the support of the grants (Nos. 712010, 711609, and 711511) from the Research Grant Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, the grant (No. 10401466) from the University Grant Council (UGC) of the University of Hong Kong, and the Small Project Funding of the University of Hong Kong (No. 201109176133). This project is also supported by the UGC of Hong Kong (No. AoE/P-04/08), by The National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61201122), and in part by a Hong Kong UGC Special Equipment Grant (SEG HKU09).
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The book chapter provides a systematic study on plasmonic effects in organic solar cells (OSCs). We first introduce the concepts, significance, and recent progress of OSCs incorporating plasmonic nanostructures. On the basis of unique features of OSCs, we exploit versatile resonance mechanisms acting on the absorption enhancement of OSCs; for example, Fabry-Pérot mode, quasi-guided mode, and plasmonic mode. Next, we present rigorous theoretical models to characterize optical properties of OSCs. The key physical quantities, as well as the pros and cons of different models, are described in detail. After that, we show some theoretical results to unveil the fundamental and device physics of plasmonic effects in typical OSC structures. Finally, we conclude the chapter and identify future opportunities in this field.
AB - The book chapter provides a systematic study on plasmonic effects in organic solar cells (OSCs). We first introduce the concepts, significance, and recent progress of OSCs incorporating plasmonic nanostructures. On the basis of unique features of OSCs, we exploit versatile resonance mechanisms acting on the absorption enhancement of OSCs; for example, Fabry-Pérot mode, quasi-guided mode, and plasmonic mode. Next, we present rigorous theoretical models to characterize optical properties of OSCs. The key physical quantities, as well as the pros and cons of different models, are described in detail. After that, we show some theoretical results to unveil the fundamental and device physics of plasmonic effects in typical OSC structures. Finally, we conclude the chapter and identify future opportunities in this field.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84883145386&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84883145386&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4471-4823-4_7
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4471-4823-4_7
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84883145386
SN - 9781447148227
T3 - Green Energy and Technology
SP - 177
EP - 210
BT - Organic Solar Cells
PB - Springer
ER -