Harnessing plasmon-exciton energy exchange for flexible organic solar cells with efficiency of 19.5%
Abstract The plasmonic effects have unlocked remarkable advancements in modern optoelectronics, enabling enhanced light-matter interactions for applications ranging from sensing to photovoltaics. However, the nonradiative damping of plasmonic effects causes parasitic absorption which limits the ligh...
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| author | Jing-De Chen Hao Ren Feng-Ming Xie Jia-Liang Zhang Hao-Ze Li Abdul Sameeu Ibupoto Ye-Fang Zhang Yan-Qing Li Jian-Xin Tang |
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| description | Abstract The plasmonic effects have unlocked remarkable advancements in modern optoelectronics, enabling enhanced light-matter interactions for applications ranging from sensing to photovoltaics. However, the nonradiative damping of plasmonic effects causes parasitic absorption which limits the light-utilization efficiency of optoelectronics, particularly for photovoltaic cells. Herein, we propose a plasmon energy recycling scheme consisting of green fluorophore (BCzBN) and nickel oxide to compensate for the plasmon energy loss. The plasmons trapped in silver nanowire (AgNW) electrodes are coupled to green emission through plasmon-exciton energy exchange. Backward electron and energy transfer are inhibited due to the spectral mismatch and energy level offset. The optically enhanced flexible AgNW electrode exhibits an improvement of 10.74% in transmittance, yielding flexible organic solar cells with an efficiency of 19.51% and a certified value of 18.69%. This innovative strategy provides a pathway for overcoming plasmon energy losses in plasmonic optoelectronics, opening horizons for highly efficient flexible photovoltaics and plasmonic devices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-780574448a10420f9ccde47cf6c2ebb92025-08-20T02:30:24ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-04-0116111010.1038/s41467-025-59286-0Harnessing plasmon-exciton energy exchange for flexible organic solar cells with efficiency of 19.5%Jing-De Chen0Hao Ren1Feng-Ming Xie2Jia-Liang Zhang3Hao-Ze Li4Abdul Sameeu Ibupoto5Ye-Fang Zhang6Yan-Qing Li7Jian-Xin Tang8Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (MIMSE), Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, TaipaMacao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (MIMSE), Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, TaipaInstitute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow UniversityInstitute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow UniversitySchool of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal UniversityInstitute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow UniversityInstitute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow UniversitySchool of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal UniversityMacao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (MIMSE), Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, TaipaAbstract The plasmonic effects have unlocked remarkable advancements in modern optoelectronics, enabling enhanced light-matter interactions for applications ranging from sensing to photovoltaics. However, the nonradiative damping of plasmonic effects causes parasitic absorption which limits the light-utilization efficiency of optoelectronics, particularly for photovoltaic cells. Herein, we propose a plasmon energy recycling scheme consisting of green fluorophore (BCzBN) and nickel oxide to compensate for the plasmon energy loss. The plasmons trapped in silver nanowire (AgNW) electrodes are coupled to green emission through plasmon-exciton energy exchange. Backward electron and energy transfer are inhibited due to the spectral mismatch and energy level offset. The optically enhanced flexible AgNW electrode exhibits an improvement of 10.74% in transmittance, yielding flexible organic solar cells with an efficiency of 19.51% and a certified value of 18.69%. This innovative strategy provides a pathway for overcoming plasmon energy losses in plasmonic optoelectronics, opening horizons for highly efficient flexible photovoltaics and plasmonic devices.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59286-0 |
| spellingShingle | Jing-De Chen Hao Ren Feng-Ming Xie Jia-Liang Zhang Hao-Ze Li Abdul Sameeu Ibupoto Ye-Fang Zhang Yan-Qing Li Jian-Xin Tang Harnessing plasmon-exciton energy exchange for flexible organic solar cells with efficiency of 19.5% Nature Communications |
| title | Harnessing plasmon-exciton energy exchange for flexible organic solar cells with efficiency of 19.5% |
| title_full | Harnessing plasmon-exciton energy exchange for flexible organic solar cells with efficiency of 19.5% |
| title_fullStr | Harnessing plasmon-exciton energy exchange for flexible organic solar cells with efficiency of 19.5% |
| title_full_unstemmed | Harnessing plasmon-exciton energy exchange for flexible organic solar cells with efficiency of 19.5% |
| title_short | Harnessing plasmon-exciton energy exchange for flexible organic solar cells with efficiency of 19.5% |
| title_sort | harnessing plasmon exciton energy exchange for flexible organic solar cells with efficiency of 19 5 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59286-0 |
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