What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine the effects of hybrid gold nanostars and nanoparticles on organic solar cell performance.

March 14, 2026Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics1 citations

Synergistic Plasmonic Enhancement in PM6:Y6 Organic Solar Cells Using Hybrid Gold Nanostars and Gold Nanoparticles Embedded in the AZO Electron Transport Layer

YMYuting MiaoNiigata University NKNaritsara KornkanlayaChulalongkorn University KWKanet WongraveeChulalongkorn University

Key Points

To examine the effects of hybrid gold nanostars and nanoparticles on organic solar cell performance.
Utilized PM6:Y6 organic solar cells with an AZO electron transport layer
Embedded hybrid gold nanostars and gold nanoparticles in the layers
Conducted performance assessments through efficiency measurements.
Organic solar cells displayed enhanced performance with hybrid gold structures
Significant improvements in light absorption and energy conversion efficiency observed
Synergistic effects attributed to plasmonic enhancement from gold nanostructures.

Abstract

Organic solar cells (OSCs) offer unique advantages—including mechanical flexibility, lightweight design, and compatibility with low-temperature solution processing—yet their performance remains constrained by the intrinsically thin active layers required to circumvent...

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