Organic photovoltaic with various plasmonic nanostructures using titanium nitride

Sara Magdi; Qiaoqiang Gan; Mohamed A. Swillam

doi:10.1117/12.2214099

14 March 2016 Organic photovoltaic with various plasmonic nanostructures using titanium nitride

Sara Magdi, Qiaoqiang Gan, Mohamed A. Swillam

Proceedings Volume 9743, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices V; 97431H (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2214099
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We demonstrate absorption improvement in organic solar cells due to the incorporation of TiN nanopatterned back electrode. Organic solar cells (OSC) have already reached 10% power conversion efficiency (PCE), which made them comparable to commercial solar cells. Localizing light using plasmonic nanostructures has the potential to overcome OSC absorption limitations and thus further improve their PCE. Using a C-MOS compatible, cheap and abundant material for light trapping could facilitate the commercialization of OSC. This work theoretically shows that the replacement of Ag nanopatterned back electrode with TiN in plasmonic OSC gives enhanced performance. In addition, the incorporation of TiN nanoparticles inside the active layer has been studied and analyzed.

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Sara Magdi, Qiaoqiang Gan, and Mohamed A. Swillam "Organic photovoltaic with various plasmonic nanostructures using titanium nitride", Proc. SPIE 9743, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices V, 97431H (14 March 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2214099

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