Metallic nanomesh electrodes with controllable optical properties for organic solar cells

Jinfeng Zhu; Xiaodan Zhu; Ryan Hoekstra; Lu Li; Faxian Xiu; Mei Xue; Baoqing Zeng; Kang L. Wang

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Metallic nanomesh electrodes with controllable optical properties for organic solar cells

Jinfeng Zhu, Xiaodan Zhu, Ryan Hoekstra, Lu Li, Faxian Xiu, Mei Xue, Baoqing Zeng, Kang L. Wang

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We have fabricated a metallic nanomesh using nanosphere lithography and metal evaporation. The metallic nanomesh has a precisely controlled nanostructure showing excellent uniformity with hexagonally arrayed periodic circular holes. A P3HT:PCBM organic solar cell, with the gold nanomesh electrode, demonstrates a high fill factor of 61% and a considerable power conversion efficiency of 3.12%. Electromagnetic simulation indicates that the optical properties of the metallic nanomesh can be optimized for organic photovoltaic devices by tuning the film thickness, hole diameter, and periodicity. These results show the promising potential of using a metallic nanomesh as the transparent electrode in organic solar cells.

Original language	English
Article number	143109
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	100
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3701582
Publication status	Published - 2012 Apr 2

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