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

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.