Synthesis and characterization of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-functionalized siloxane nanoparticles

Hemali Rathnayake; Nicholas Wright; Amar Patel; Jenna Binion; Louis E McNamara; Debra Jo Scardino; Nathan I Hammer

doi:10.1039/c3nr34249b

Synthesis and characterization of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-functionalized siloxane nanoparticles

Nanoscale. 2013 Apr 21;5(8):3212-5. doi: 10.1039/c3nr34249b. Epub 2013 Mar 6.

Authors

Hemali Rathnayake¹, Nicholas Wright, Amar Patel, Jenna Binion, Louis E McNamara, Debra Jo Scardino, Nathan I Hammer

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green KY 42101, USA. hemali.rathnayake@wku.edu

PMID: 23467660
DOI: 10.1039/c3nr34249b

Abstract

Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-functionalized siloxane nanoparticles were prepared by a modified Stöber method. The photovoltaic performance of P3HT-nanohybrids with C60 derivative PCBM was evaluated. The device made from 1 : 1 blends of P3HT-NPs:PCBM showed reasonably good photovoltaic performance with a power conversion efficiency of 2.5% under standard test conditions (AM 1.5G, 100 mW cm(-2)).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.