title: Enhanced efficiency of solution-processed small-molecule solar cells upon incorporation of gold nanospheres and nanorods into organic layers.
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.
authors.affiliation: NOVITAS, Nanoelectronics Centre of Excellence, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore. ekswong@ntu.edu.sg qihua@ntu.edu.sg EXWSun@ntu.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Aung Ko Ko
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kyaw
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Qingguo
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Hilmi Volkan
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Terence K S
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Qihua
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Xiao Wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Sun