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    • Nanotechnology
    • Renewable Energy

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    • Traditional polymer solar cells often use indium tin oxide (ITO) as a transparent electrode.
    • ITO electrodes can suffer from poor light absorption and high reflection, limiting device performance.
    • Developing alternative transparent electrodes is crucial for advancing polymer solar cell technology.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To fabricate and investigate a novel aluminum and silver multilayered nano-grating structure as a plasmonic, ITO-free transparent electrode for polymer solar cells.
    • To enhance light absorption and power conversion efficiency (PCE) in polymer solar cells.
    • To compare the performance of the novel nano-grating structure with conventional ITO-based electrodes.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of aluminum and silver multilayered nano-grating structures using laser interference lithography.
    • Filling nano-slit intervals with modified PEDOT:PSS.
    • Experimental performance characterization of P3HT:PC61BM polymer solar cells.
    • Theoretical simulation of electromagnetic field intensity distribution using rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA).

    Main Results:

    • The nano-grating structured transparent electrode effectively functions as an anti-reflection layer, reducing light reflection and increasing active layer absorption.
    • Rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA) simulations revealed detailed field intensity distributions for transverse magnetic (TM) and transverse electrical (TE) waves.
    • The plasmonic ITO-free polymer solar cells achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 3.64%.
    • This efficiency is higher than the 3.45% achieved by conventional ITO-based polymer solar cells.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed aluminum and silver multilayered nano-grating structure serves as an effective plasmonic, ITO-free transparent electrode.
    • This novel structure enhances light absorption and anti-reflection properties, leading to improved polymer solar cell performance.
    • The study demonstrates a promising alternative to ITO electrodes for efficient and cost-effective polymer solar cells.