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Green synthesis of gold nanoparticle–decorated graphene oxides that enhance the photocurrent in polymer solar cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2014

Ming-Kai Chuang ,
Fang-Chung Chen  and
Chain-Shu Hsu
Ming-Kai Chuang
Affiliation:
Department of Photonics and Institute of Display,Department of Applied Chemistry,National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
Fang-Chung Chen*
Affiliation:
Department of Photonics and Institute of Display,Department of Applied Chemistry,National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
Chain-Shu Hsu
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Chemistry,National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
*
*Email: secret0622.di97g@g2.nctu.edu.tw
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Abstract

Metal nanoparticle–decorated graphene oxides are promising materials for use in various optoelectronic applications because of their unique plasmonic properties. In this paper, a simple, environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of gold nanoparticle–decorated graphene oxide that can be used to improve the efficiency of organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs) is reported. Here, the amino acid glycine is empolyed as an environmentally friendly reducing reagent for the reduction of gold ions in the graphene oxide solutions. Furthermore, these nanocomposites are empolyed as the anode buffer layer in OPVs to trigger surface plasmonic resonance, which improved the efficiency of the OPVs. The results indicate that such nanomaterials appear to have great potential for application in OPVs.

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polymerphotovoltaicnanoscale
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1668: Symposium C – Synthesis and Processing of Organic and Polymeric Materials for Semiconductor Applications , 2014 , mrss14-1668-c12-46
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2014 

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