Evidences of plasmonic effect in an organic–inorganic hybrid photovoltaic device using flower-like ZnO@Au nanoparticles
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Using flower-like ZnO@Au nanoparticles as external additives in an organic–inorganic hybrid solar cell device, we investigate the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect of gold nanoparticles. The active layer of the device consists of a usual polymeric blend of poly(3-hexylthiophene) and surface functionalized ZnO nanorods, which is conventionally known for its poor power conversion efficiency. We present the experimental evidences of improvement over UV–visible absorption properties and photocurrent generation due to the SPR effect. As a result, improvement is reported for short circuit current density and efficiency of the device on addition of flower-like ZnO@Au nanostructures.
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