An overview of enhanced polymer solar cells with embedded plasmonic nanoparticles

MA Alkhalayfeh, AA Aziz, MZ Pakhuruddin - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent times, several strategies have been developed to enhance the power conversion
efficiency (PCE) of thin-film polymer or organic solar cells (PSCs or OSCs). One of such …

Toward greener synthesis of gold nanomaterials: From biological to biomimetic synthesis

RR Nasaruddin, T Chen, Q Yao, S Zang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past two decades, the use of biomolecules, either from biological or biomimetic
systems (or so-called biological or biomimetic synthesis), has emerged as a promising …

A nanostructured gold/graphene microfluidic device for direct and plasmonic-assisted impedimetric detection of bacteria

R Siavash Moakhar, T AbdelFatah… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hierarchical 3D gold nano-/microislands (NMIs) are favorably structured for direct and probe-
free capture of bacteria in optical and electrochemical sensors. Moreover, their unique …

Improving the efficiency of perovskite solar cells via embedding random plasmonic nanoparticles: Optical–electrical study on device architectures

MH Mohammadi, M Eskandari, D Fathi - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) based on lead halide and solution process face issues such as
low efficiency and high manufacturing costs. Recently, the emerging field of plasmonics as a …

Ultrasensitive gas detection based on electrically enhanced nanoplasmonic sensor with graphene-encased gold nanorod

KH Kim, S Jo, SE Seo, J Kim, DS Lee, S Joo, J Lee… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanoplasmonic sensors are a widely known concept and have been studied with various
applications. Among them, gas detection is engaging attention in many fields. However, the …

Bioinspired theranostic quantum dots: paving the road to a new paradigm for cancer diagnosis and therapeutics

F Mazahir, R Sharma, AK Yadav - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite extensive research, a complete cure remains lacking for most types of cancer.
Nanotechnology-based carriers, such as liposomes, nanoparticles (NPs), dendrimers …

Improvement of organic solar cell performance by multiple plasmonic excitations using mixed-silver nanoprisms

A Phengdaam, S Nootchanat, R Ishikawa… - Journal of Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Three different silver nanoprisms (AgNPrs) were combined and used as light-trapping
materials in organic solar cells (OSCs). These mixed AgNPrs (M-AgNPrs) increased the …

Enhanced organic solar cell performance: Multiple surface plasmon resonance and incorporation of silver nanodisks into a grating‐structure electrode

T Putnin, C Lertvachirapaiboon, R Ishikawa… - Opto-Electronic …, 2019 - researching.cn
In this study, plasmonic nanostructures were examined to enhance the light harvesting of
organic thin-film solar cells (OSCs) by multiple surface plasmon resonance (SPR) …

Enhanced performance of polymer solar cells based on P3HT: PCBM via incorporating Au nanoparticles prepared by the micellar method

H Gao, J Meng, J Sun, J Deng - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in …, 2020 - Springer
Surface plasmonic effect of metal nanoparticles is an effective method to improve the power
conversion efficiency (PCE) of solar cells. In this work, the PCE of bulk heterojunction (BHJ) …

Effect of ionic liquid in a pressurized reactor to enhance CO2 photocatalytic reduction at TiO2 modified by gold nanoparticles

JAL Perini, K Irikura, LDM Torquato, JBS Flor… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work describes the synergic effect of gold nanoparticles as co-catalyst on TiO 2
nanotubes (TNT/AuNP) in aqueous medium containing the ionic liquid (IL) 1-Butyl-3 …