Abstract
A novel poly-3-hexylthiophene (P3HT):phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) solar cell was designed with both the silver cathode and the organic layers structured into one-dimensional periodic patterns. Its optical behavior was investigated systematically by the finite element method. The numerical results indicate that a broadband, omnidirectional, and polarization-insensitive light absorption enhancement is realized by utilizing this structure. This is attributed to the simultaneous excitation of both plasmonic and photonic modes by particular structural designs. Moreover, the increased absorption allows for the use of very thin active layers, resulting in decreased losses of charge carriers transporting to the electrodes. Therefore, this proposal is expected to find potential applications in organic solar cells for improving the overall device performance.
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