Plasmonic effects have been proposed as a solution to overcome the limited light absorption
in thin-film photovoltaic devices, and various types of plasmonic solar cells have been …

A novel generation of flexible opto-electronic smart applications is now emerging,
incorporating photovoltaic and sensing devices driven by the desire to extend and integrate …

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 …

Solar cell efficiency improvement has been one of the major concerns to realize ultimately
the cost effective efficient solar cells. Among various ways to improve solar cell efficiency …

The present development of non‐wafer‐based photovoltaics (PV) allows supporting thin film
solar cells on a wide variety of low‐cost recyclable and flexible substrates such as paper …

The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of metallic nanomaterials, such as gold (Au) and
silver (Ag), has been extensively exploited to improve the optical absorption, the charge …

Enhancement of the electromagnetic properties of metallic nanostructures constitute an
extensive research field related to plasmonics. The latter term is derived from plasmons …

The optical properties of localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPR) sustained by self-
assembled silver nanoparticles are of great interest for enhancing light trapping in thin film …

Thin-film solar cells have attracted increasing attention due to its low material cost and large
flexibility, but they also face the challenge of low solar absorption due to reduced active …

Light management strategies are of utmost importance to allow Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS)
technology market expansion, as it would enable a conversion efficiency boost as well as …