Waveguide effect enhancement of local photocurrent in hybrid organic/inorganic solar cells

Nanotechnology. 2019 Jun 14;30(24):245401. doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab0af5. Epub 2019 Feb 27.

Abstract

The local efficiency of hybrid ZnO-nanorods/C60/ZnPc:C60/MoO3/Ag solar cells, with different nanorods length has been investigated by scanning near-field optical microscopy. Simultaneous spatially resolved measurements of topography and photocurrent suggest a waveguide effect enhancement of the local photocurrent. This interpretation is supported by finite element method simulations of the light propagation in the solar cell.