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ArticleRSC advances2026

Enhanced performance in low band gap polymer solar cells

Simenew A Mulat, Fekadu G Hone, Nika Bekri, Newayemedhin A Tegegne

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Article in RSC advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Simenew A MulatDepartment of Physics, Addis Ababa University 1176 Addis Ababa Ethiopia newaye.medhin@aau.edu.et.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9736-2289
Fekadu G HoneDepartment of Physics, Addis Ababa University 1176 Addis Ababa Ethiopia newaye.medhin@aau.edu.et.
Nika BekriSustainable Energy Center of Excellence, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University Addis Ababa 16417 Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5974-9855
Newayemedhin A TegegneDepartment of Physics, Addis Ababa University 1176 Addis Ababa Ethiopia newaye.medhin@aau.edu.et.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5822-9145

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thin-film solar cells, such as organic solar cells (OSCs), suffer from limited light absorption due to their small active-layer thickness, which is constrained by the short charge-carrier diffusion length. Plasmonic light trapping offers an effective strategy to enhance absorption without increasing the film thickness. In this work, we explore the potential of non-noble metals, namely aluminum (Al) and copper (Cu), for plasmonic enhancement in low-bandgap polymer-based OSCs and compare their performance with commonly used but costly noble metals, gold (Au) and silver (Ag), in the form of nanorods (NRs). For PTB7:PC

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