Projects

IWT-SBO: PolySpec

Full Name: Nanostructured polymer photovoltaic devices for efficient solar spectrum harvesting

Duration: 1/1/2008-1/1/2012 (Finished)

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International Journals

Bjoern Niesen, Barry P. Rand, Pol Van Dorpe, David Cheyns, H. Shen, B. Maes, Paul Heremans, Near-Field Interactions between Metal Nanoparticle Surface Plasmons and Molecular Excitons in Thin-Films. Part I: Absorption, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116, p.24206-24214 doi:10.1021/jp305892e (2012) .
A. Abass, K. Quang Le, A. Alu, M. Burgelman, B. Maes, Dual-interface gratings for broadband absorption enhancement in thin-film solar cells, Physical Review B, 85(11), p.115449 doi:10.1103/physrevb.85.115449 (2012) .
K. Quang Le, A. Abass, B. Maes, P. Bienstman, Andrea Alu, Comparing plasmonic and dielectric gratings for absorption enhancement in thin-film organic solar cells, Optics Express, 20(S1), p.A39-A50 doi:10.1364/oe.20.000a39 (2012) .
A. Abass, H. Shen, P. Bienstman, B. Maes, Angle insensitive enhancement of organic solar cells using metallic gratings, Journal of Applied Physics, 109, p.023111 doi:10.1063/1.3533980 (2011) .

International Conferences

H. Shen, B. Maes, Combined Plasmonic Gratings in Thin Organic Solar Cells, Photonics Prague 2011, Czech Republic, p.73 (2011) .
B. Maes, A. Abass, H. Shen, P. Bienstman, Plasmonic absorption enhancement in organic photovoltaics, ICTON (invited), Germany, p.We.A2.5 doi:10.1109/icton.2010.5549053 (2010) .
A. Abass, H. Shen, P. Bienstman, B. Maes, Increasing Polymer Solar Cell Efficiency with Triangular Silver Gratings, Optical Nanostructures for Photovoltaics (PV) (invited), Germany, p.PWA5 doi:10.1364/pv.2010.pwa5 (2010) .
K. Quang Le, A. Abass, B. Maes, P. Bienstman, Analytical study of enhanced optical absorption of molecules near silver nanoparticles, Optical Nanostructures for Photovoltaics (PV), Germany, p.PWB5 doi:10.1364/pv.2010.pwb5 (2010) .
B. Maes, H. Shen, P. Bienstman, Plasmonic nanoparticle enhancement in thin organic solar cells, ICTON Mediterranean Winter - COST MP0702 workshop, France, doi:10.1109/ictonmw.2009.5385626 (2009) .