Author:Motaung, DE; Malgas, GF; Ray, SS; Arendse, CJDate:Jun 2013The structural growth and optical and photovoltaic properties of the organic–inorganic hybrid structures of zinc oxide (ZnO)-nanorods/poly-3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) and two variations of organic polymer blends of ZnO/P3HT:C(sub60) fullerene and ...Read more
Author:Motaung, DE; Malgas, GF; Arendse, CJ; Mavundla, SEDate:Aug 2012Well crystallized flower-shaped ZnO-structures composed of a perfectly hexagonal-shaped ZnO structure were successfully synthesized using a simple microwave assisted hydrothermal method. The NPs with a hexagonal stem and a tapering tip grows ...Read more
Author:Muller, T; Ramashia, TA; Motaung, David E; Cummings, F; Malgas, G; Oliphant, C; Arendse, CDate:Apr 2016Concerted efforts need to be undertaken to overcome limited efficiencies and instability issues in order to ensure a niche for organic photovoltaics (OPVs) in the PV market. Recent improvements on tandem structures aside, in order to achieve ...Read more
Author:Motaung, DE; Malgas, GF; Arendse, CJ; Malwela, TDate:Jun 2010The authors investigate the effect of substrate annealing prior to the deposition of the active layer on the morphological, structural and opto-electrical properties of two variations of organic polymer blends of poly (3-hexylthiophene):C60 ...Read more
Author:Maake, Popoti J; Bolokang, Amogelang S; Arendse, CJ; Vohra, V; Iwuoha, EI; Motaung, DEDate:Sep 2020The integration of noble metals nanostructures can be an effective method to improve the performance of organic solar cells by scattering the incident light that reaches the active layer. The resulting elongated active optical trail span of ...Read more
Author:Motaung, DE; Malgas, GF; Arendse, CJ; Mavundla, SE; Knoesen, DDate:Jul 2009Regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophenes) (P3HTs) and its blends were studied regarding their structural and photo-physical properties using fullerene as an electron acceptor material. Photo-physical and structural characteristics of the polymer ...Read more