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Phengdaam A, Phetsang S, Jonai S, Shinbo K, Kato K, Baba A. Gold nanostructures/quantum dots for the enhanced efficiency of organic solar cells. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2024; 6:3494-3512. [PMID: 38989520 PMCID: PMC11232555 DOI: 10.1039/d4na00016a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Incorporating gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) into organic solar cell (OSC) structures provides an effective means to manipulate light-matter interactions. AuNPs have been used as plasmonic-enhancement and light-trapping materials in OSCs and exhibit diverse single and mixed morphologies. Substantial near-field enhancement from metal periodic structures has consistently demonstrated high enhancement in solar cell efficiency. Additionally, coupling with atomic gold clusters in the form of gold quantum dots holds promise for light harvesting through fluorescence phenomena. The configured devices optimize light utilization in OSCs by considering factors such as the morphology, position, and hybridization of localized surface plasmon resonance, propagating surface plasmon resonance, and fluorescence phenomena. This optimization enhances light absorption, scattering, and efficient trapping facilitated by gold nanostructures/quantum dots. The configured setup exhibits multiple effects, concurrently improving plasmonic and fluorescence responses under solar irradiation, thereby enhancing energy conversion performance. Integrating plasmonic nanostructures with OSCs can address fundamental issues, providing opportunities to enhance the light-absorption intensity and charge transfer efficiency at intra and intermolecular levels. This comprehensive review demonstrates that the greatest improvement in solar cell efficiency exceeded 30% compared with the reference cells.
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- Apichat Phengdaam
- Division of Physical Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai Songkhla 90110 Thailand
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- Division of General Education, National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Nagaoka College 888 Nishikatakai-machi, Nagaoka-shi Niigata 940-8532 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University 8050, Ikarashi 2-nocho, Nishi-ku Niigata 950-2181 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University 8050, Ikarashi 2-nocho, Nishi-ku Niigata 950-2181 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University 8050, Ikarashi 2-nocho, Nishi-ku Niigata 950-2181 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University 8050, Ikarashi 2-nocho, Nishi-ku Niigata 950-2181 Japan
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Sun L, Chen Y, Sun M, Zheng Y. Organic Solar Cells: Physical Principle and Recent Advances. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202300006. [PMID: 36594570 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Organic solar cells (OSC) based on organic semiconductor materials that convert solar energy into electric energy have been constantly developing at present, and also an effective way to solve the energy crisis and reduce carbon emissions. In the past several decades, efforts have been made to improve the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of OSCs. During this period, a variety of structural and material forms of OSCs have evolved. Commercializing OSCs, extending their service life and exploring their future development are promising but challenging. In this review, we first briefly introduce the development of OSCs and then summarize and analyze the working principle, performance parameters, and structural features of OSCs. Finally, we highlight some breakthrough related to OSCs in detail.
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- Lichun Sun
- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Mudanjiang Normal University, Mudanjiang, 157011, P. R. China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Mudanjiang Normal University, Mudanjiang, 157011, P. R. China
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Yaiwong P, Lertvachirapaiboon C, Shinbo K, Kato K, Ounnunkad K, Baba A. Tunable surface plasmon resonance enhanced fluorescence via the stretching of a gold quantum dot-coated aluminum-coated elastomeric grating substrate. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:3188-3195. [PMID: 35938318 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay00893a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this study, the surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-enhanced fluorescence properties of gold quantum dots (AuQDs) on an aluminum (Al)-coated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) grating substrate were investigated by changing the grating pitch via mechanical stretching. The SPR-excitation wavelength of the AuQDs/Al-coated PDMS-grating substrate was tuned by changing the incident light angle from 5° to 60° and stretching it from 0 to 1.0 mm. In addition, the SPR-enhanced fluorescence tuning ability was studied using an AuQD/Al-coated PDMS-grating film by stretching the substrate. The SPR-enhanced fluorescence (SPF) of the AuQDs on the Al-grating was observed using a violet laser as the excitation source at 405 nm with p-polarization. The wavelengths of the SPR excitation, corresponding to the SP-dispersion mode of +1, were shifted to a longer wavelength upon stretching the grating substrate from 0 to 1.0 mm. By stretching the AuQDs/Al-grating PDMS substrate, the SPR-enhanced fluorescence intensity increased at fixed incident angles of 15° and 35°, whereas the SPR-enhanced fluorescence intensity decreased at 40°. Moreover, the SPF could be tuned to exhibit different properties in tunable optical sensors.
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- Patrawadee Yaiwong
- Graduate School of Science and Technology and Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
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- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology and Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology and Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
- Research Center on Chemistry for Development of Health Promoting Products from Northern Resources, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology and Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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Yang NG, Jeon SJ, Kim YH, Lee HS, Hong DH, Moon DK. Interchain hydrogen-bonded conjugated polymer for enhancing the stability of organic solar cells. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Anrango-Camacho C, Pavón-Ipiales K, Frontana-Uribe BA, Palma-Cando A. Recent Advances in Hole-Transporting Layers for Organic Solar Cells. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12030443. [PMID: 35159788 PMCID: PMC8840354 DOI: 10.3390/nano12030443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Global energy demand is increasing; thus, emerging renewable energy sources, such as organic solar cells (OSCs), are fundamental to mitigate the negative effects of fuel consumption. Within OSC’s advancements, the development of efficient and stable interface materials is essential to achieve high performance, long-term stability, low costs, and broader applicability. Inorganic and nanocarbon-based materials show a suitable work function, tunable optical/electronic properties, stability to the presence of moisture, and facile solution processing, while organic conducting polymers and small molecules have some advantages such as fast and low-cost production, solution process, low energy payback time, light weight, and less adverse environmental impact, making them attractive as hole transporting layers (HTLs) for OSCs. This review looked at the recent progress in metal oxides, metal sulfides, nanocarbon materials, conducting polymers, and small organic molecules as HTLs in OSCs over the past five years. The endeavors in research and technology have optimized the preparation and deposition methods of HTLs. Strategies of doping, composite/hybrid formation, and modifications have also tuned the optical/electrical properties of these materials as HTLs to obtain efficient and stable OSCs. We highlighted the impact of structure, composition, and processing conditions of inorganic and organic materials as HTLs in conventional and inverted OSCs.
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- Cinthya Anrango-Camacho
- Grupo de Investigación Aplicada en Materiales y Procesos (GIAMP), School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Hda. San José s/n y Proyecto Yachay, Urcuqui 100119, Ecuador; (C.A.-C.); (K.P.-I.)
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- Grupo de Investigación Aplicada en Materiales y Procesos (GIAMP), School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Hda. San José s/n y Proyecto Yachay, Urcuqui 100119, Ecuador; (C.A.-C.); (K.P.-I.)
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- Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable UAEMex-UNAM, Carretera Toluca Atlacomulco, Km 14.5, Toluca 50200, Mexico;
- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Grupo de Investigación Aplicada en Materiales y Procesos (GIAMP), School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Hda. San José s/n y Proyecto Yachay, Urcuqui 100119, Ecuador; (C.A.-C.); (K.P.-I.)
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Preparation of blue luminescence gold quantum dots using laser ablation in aromatic solvents. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-021-02171-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kuntamung K, Yaiwong P, Lertvachirapaiboon C, Ishikawa R, Shinbo K, Kato K, Ounnunkad K, Baba A. The effect of gold quantum dots/grating-coupled surface plasmons in inverted organic solar cells. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2021; 8:210022. [PMID: 33959372 PMCID: PMC8074977 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.210022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We studied the effect of gold quantum dots (AuQDs)/grating-coupled surface plasmon resonance (GC-SPR) in inverted organic solar cells (OSCs). AuQDs are located within a GC-SPR evanescent field in inverted OSCs, indicating an interaction between GC-SPR and AuQDs' quantum effects, subsequently giving rise to improvement in the performance of inverted OSCs. The fabricated solar cell device comprises an ITO/TiO2/P3HT : PCBM/PEDOT : PSS : AuQD/silver grating structure. The AuQDs were loaded into a hole transport layer (PEDOT : PSS) of the inverted OSCs to increase absorption in the near-ultraviolet (UV) light region and to emit visible light into the neighbouring photoactive layer, thereby achieving light-harvesting improvement of the device. The grating structures were fabricated on P3HT:PCBM layers using a nanoimprinting technique to induce GC-SPR within the inverted OSCs. The AuQDs incorporated within the strongly enhanced GC-SPR evanescent electric field on metallic nanostructures in the inverted OSCs improved the short-circuit current and the efficiency of photovoltaic devices. In comparison with the reference OSC and OSCs with only green AuQDs or only metallic grating, the developed device indicates enhancement of up to 16% power conversion efficiency. This indicates that our light management approach allows for greater light utilization of the OSCs because of the synergistic effect of G-AuQDs and GC-SPR.
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- Kulrisa Kuntamung
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- Research Center on Chemistry for Development of Health Promoting Products from Northern Resources, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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Lertvachirapaiboon C, Baba A, Shinbo K, Kato K. Dual-mode surface plasmon resonance sensor chip using a grating 3D-printed prism. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1147:23-29. [PMID: 33485581 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The method for fabricating a grating prism surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor chip was developed. The grating prism was 3D-printed by a stereolithography 3D printer and subsequently created a grating pattern by soft lithography. A gold film was thermally evaporated on the grating prism. Moreover, a liquid cell was 3D-printed and assembled into a gold-coated grating prism. To make the sensor chip compact and practical, a compatible prism holder was 3D-printed by a fused deposition model 3D printer. The SPR sensor chip was mounted on the rotation stage and the SPR spectrum was recorded by spectrometer. The SPR excitation of the sensor chip can be extended to the near-infrared region by creating a grating pattern on the prism surface. A gold-coated grating prism exhibited dual modes of SPR excitations, namely, prism-coupling SPR (PC-SPR) and grating-coupling SPR (GC-SPR). The dual-mode SPR excitation was observed at the incident angles of 45°-80°. When the incident angle increased, the SPR excitation of the PC-SPR mode exhibited a blue shift in the wavelength region of 480-690 nm, whereas the GC-SPR mode exhibited a red shift in the wavelength region of 670-770 nm. The surface plasmon (SP) dispersion obtained from the dual-mode SPR configuration confirmed observable PC-SPR (which corresponded to + SP0 of the gold-resin interface) and GC-SPR (which corresponded to -SP+1 of the gold-air interface), which could be excited from the developed substrate. The refractive index sensitivities of the PC-SPR and GC-SPR modes were 2924.4 and 414.9 nm RIU-1, respectively. The SPR excitations of the sensor chip exhibited a simultaneous shift when the local refractive index of the materials adjacent to the gold-coated grating prism surface was changed, especially the material that had overlapping light absorption at the SPR excitation wavelength. Using this fabrication process, the prism is designed and then printed; moreover, the grating pattern on the prism surface can be employed to tune the SPR excitation wavelength of the sensor chip for the versatility and broad perspective of the optical sensing-based SPR.
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- Chutiparn Lertvachirapaiboon
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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