Metal Nanoparticle-Decorated Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Sulfide for Plasmonic-Enhanced Polymer Photovoltaic Devices
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Synthesis and Characteristics of Au NP-Decorated MoS2 Nanocomposites
2.2. Photovoltaic Performance of the Devices Prepared with MoS2 Nanocomposites
Device (concn. of Au ions, mg/mL) | Voc (V) | Jsc (mA·cm−2) | FF | PCE (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
MoS2 a | 0.55 ± 0.01 | 9.87 ± 0.07 | 0.56 ± 0.01 | 3.07 ± 0.04 |
AuNP@MoS2(0.10) a | 0.51 ± 0.01 | 11.2 ± 0.16 | 0.56 ± 0.01 | 3.19 ± 0.08 |
AuNP@MoS2(0.10) + MoS2 a | 0.55 ± 0.01 | 11.1 ± 0.11 | 0.59 ± 0.01 | 3.60 ± 0.07 |
AuNP@MoS2(0.20) + MoS2 a | 0.53 ± 0.01 | 9.85 ± 0.06 | 0.57 ± 0.01 | 2.97 ± 0.05 |
MoS2 b | 0.69 ± 0.01 | 12.1 ± 0.10 | 0.52 ± 0.01 | 4.41 ± 0.06 |
AuNP@MoS2(0.10) + MoS2 b | 0.69 ± 0.01 | 13.4 ± 0.12 | 0.53 ± 0.01 | 4.91 ± 0.07 |
3. Experimental Section
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Chuang, M.-K.; Yang, S.-S.; Chen, F.-C. Metal Nanoparticle-Decorated Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Sulfide for Plasmonic-Enhanced Polymer Photovoltaic Devices. Materials 2015, 8, 5414-5425. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8085252
Chuang M-K, Yang S-S, Chen F-C. Metal Nanoparticle-Decorated Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Sulfide for Plasmonic-Enhanced Polymer Photovoltaic Devices. Materials. 2015; 8(8):5414-5425. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8085252
Chicago/Turabian StyleChuang, Ming-Kai, Shun-Shing Yang, and Fang-Chung Chen. 2015. "Metal Nanoparticle-Decorated Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Sulfide for Plasmonic-Enhanced Polymer Photovoltaic Devices" Materials 8, no. 8: 5414-5425. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8085252