Issue 34, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Enhanced efficiency of solution-processed small-molecule solar cells upon incorporation of gold nanospheres and nanorods into organic layers†

Xiaoyan Xu,‡a   Aung Ko Ko Kyaw,‡b   Bo Peng,c   Qingguo Du,d   Lei Hong,a   Hilmi Volkan Demir,ac   Terence K. S. Wong,*a   Qihua Xiong*ac  and  Xiao Wei Sun*a  

* Corresponding authors

a NOVITAS, Nanoelectronics Centre of Excellence, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
E-mail: ekswong@ntu.edu.sg, qihua@ntu.edu.sg, EXWSun@ntu.edu.sg

b Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 117602, Republic of Singapore

c School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore

d Institute of High Performance Computing, 1 Fusionopolis Way, #16-16 Connexis North, Singapore 138632, Republic of Singapore

Abstract

The significantly enhanced performance upon incorporation of Au nanoparticles in solution-processed small-molecule solar cells is demonstrated. Simultaneously incorporating Au nanospheres into the hole transport layer and Au–silica nanorods into the active layer results in superior broadband absorption improvement in the device with a power conversion efficiency of 8.72% with 31% enhancement.

Graphical abstract: Enhanced efficiency of solution-processed small-molecule solar cells upon incorporation of gold nanospheres and nanorods into organic layers

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC01322K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Feb 2014
Accepted
13 Mar 2014
First published
13 Mar 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 4451-4454

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Enhanced efficiency of solution-processed small-molecule solar cells upon incorporation of gold nanospheres and nanorods into organic layers

X. Xu, A. K. K. Kyaw, B. Peng, Q. Du, L. Hong, H. V. Demir, T. K. S. Wong, Q. Xiong and X. W. Sun, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 4451 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC01322K

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