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Recent advances in plasmonic organic photovoltaics

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Light trapping based on the localized surface-plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect of metallic nanostructures is a promising strategy to improve the device performance of organic solar cells (OSCs). We review recent advances in plasmonic-enhanced OPVs with solution-processed metallic nanoparticles (NPs). The different types of metallic NPs (sizes, shapes, and hybrids), incorporation positions, and NPs with tunable resonance wavelengths toward broadband enhancement are systematically summarized to give a guideline for the realization of highly efficient plasmonic photovoltaics.

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Yang, X., Liu, W. & Chen, H. Recent advances in plasmonic organic photovoltaics. Sci. China Chem. 58, 210–220 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-014-5219-3

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