Light Absorption and Luminescence Quenching Properties of Hybrid Bulk Heterojunction Materials Based on the Blend Conducting Polymers

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2017 Jan;17(1):450-53. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2017.12423.

Abstract

We have investigated the enhancement absorption light and luminescence quenching properties of the hybrid bulk heterojunction systems which were fabricated using poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] (MEH-PPV); poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT); fullerene derivative 1-(3-methoxycarbonyl) propyl-1-phenyl-[6,6] C61 (PCBM) and TiO₂ nanocrystals. The optimized material showed a broad absorption in the region of 350 to 670 nm and the luminescence quenching higher 85%. The obtained results provide further insight into photophysics of the heterojunction system and device performance improvement by using this system as an active layer.

Keywords: Heterojunction; MEH-PPV; P3HT; Organic Solar Cell; TiO₂ Nanocrystals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't