TY - GEN
T1 - Behavior of semiconductor conjugated polymer-quantum dot nanocomposites at the air/water interface and their performance in thin film solar cells
AU - Goodman, Matthew D.
AU - Xu, Jun
AU - Wang, Jun
AU - Lin, Zhiqun
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Organic-inorganic nanocomposites consisting of electroactive conjugated polymer, poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) tethered on the surface of semiconductor CdSe quantum dot (i.e., P3HT-CdSe nanocomposites) at the air/water interface formed via Langmuir isotherms were explored for the first time. The P3HT-CdSe nanocomposites displayed a high pressure plateau (∼10.5 mN/m) in the Langmuir isotherm, illustrating their complex packing at the air/water interface. The packing of the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) depositions of nanocomposites was revealed by AFM measurements. Furthermore, photovoltaic devices fabricated from the LB depositions exhibited a relatively high short circuit current, ISC, while maintaining a thin film profile. These studies provide insights into the fundamental behaviors of semiconductor organic-inorganic nanocomposites confined at the air/water interface as well as in the active layer of an organic-based photovoltaic device.
AB - Organic-inorganic nanocomposites consisting of electroactive conjugated polymer, poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) tethered on the surface of semiconductor CdSe quantum dot (i.e., P3HT-CdSe nanocomposites) at the air/water interface formed via Langmuir isotherms were explored for the first time. The P3HT-CdSe nanocomposites displayed a high pressure plateau (∼10.5 mN/m) in the Langmuir isotherm, illustrating their complex packing at the air/water interface. The packing of the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) depositions of nanocomposites was revealed by AFM measurements. Furthermore, photovoltaic devices fabricated from the LB depositions exhibited a relatively high short circuit current, ISC, while maintaining a thin film profile. These studies provide insights into the fundamental behaviors of semiconductor organic-inorganic nanocomposites confined at the air/water interface as well as in the active layer of an organic-based photovoltaic device.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78649510301
SN - 9780841224414
T3 - ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
BT - American Chemical Society - 237th National Meeting and Exposition, ACS 2009, Abstracts of Scientific Papers
T2 - 237th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2009
Y2 - 22 March 2009 through 26 March 2009
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