Fabrication and characterization of large metallic nanodots arrays for organic thin film solar cells using anodic aluminum oxide templates

► Fabrication of metallic (gold and silver) nanodots on glass/ITO substrate using AAO lithography. ► Those nanostructures show a clear Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) in the visible range. ► SERS measurement and FDTD method simulation confirm that they show a good optical near field enhancement. ► Both features are promising for their integration in OPV.