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Comparative study: The effects of solvent on the morphology, optical and structural features of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene):fullerene thin films

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dc.contributor.author Motaung, DE
dc.contributor.author Malgas, GF
dc.contributor.author Arendse, CJ
dc.date.accessioned 2011-02-11T12:29:33Z
dc.date.available 2011-02-11T12:29:33Z
dc.date.issued 2010-01
dc.identifier.citation Motaung, DE, Malgas, GF and Arendse, CJ. 2010. Comparative study: The effects of solvent on the morphology, optical and structural features of regioregular poly (3-hexylthiophene): fullerene thin films. Synthetic Metals, 160(9-10), pp 876–882. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 03796779
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4844
dc.description Copyright:2010 Elsevier. This is the pre print version of the work. The definitive version is published in Synthetic metals, Vol. 160 (9-10), pp 876-882 en_US
dc.description.abstract In this report the effect of solvent to control the degree of mixing of the polymer and fullerene components, as well as the domain size and charge transport properties of the blends were investigated in detail using P3HT:C60 films. The polymer blend films spin coated from faster evaporating, non-aromatic solvents demonstrated an improved ordering and optical absorption in P3HT and blended films, indicating that the limited solubility of P3HT:C60 in a marginal solvent can lead directly to optimal morphologies on the films. The PL quenched by a factor of 3 after blending the P3HT with C60 in a 1:1 wt. ratio using CB, xylene, DCB, and toluene as solvents, indicating a partially charge transfer from P3HT to C60. A complete reduction in the PL intensity was observed in the film spin-coated from chloroform. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Workflow request;5725
dc.subject Morphology en_US
dc.subject Synthetic metals en_US
dc.subject Fullerene en_US
dc.subject Polymer solar cells en_US
dc.subject Poly-3-hexylthiophene en_US
dc.subject Polymers en_US
dc.title Comparative study: The effects of solvent on the morphology, optical and structural features of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene):fullerene thin films en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Motaung, D., Malgas, G., & Arendse, C. (2010). Comparative study: The effects of solvent on the morphology, optical and structural features of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene):fullerene thin films. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4844 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Motaung, DE, GF Malgas, and CJ Arendse "Comparative study: The effects of solvent on the morphology, optical and structural features of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene):fullerene thin films." (2010) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4844 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Motaung D, Malgas G, Arendse C. Comparative study: The effects of solvent on the morphology, optical and structural features of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene):fullerene thin films. 2010; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4844. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Motaung, DE AU - Malgas, GF AU - Arendse, CJ AB - In this report the effect of solvent to control the degree of mixing of the polymer and fullerene components, as well as the domain size and charge transport properties of the blends were investigated in detail using P3HT:C60 films. The polymer blend films spin coated from faster evaporating, non-aromatic solvents demonstrated an improved ordering and optical absorption in P3HT and blended films, indicating that the limited solubility of P3HT:C60 in a marginal solvent can lead directly to optimal morphologies on the films. The PL quenched by a factor of 3 after blending the P3HT with C60 in a 1:1 wt. ratio using CB, xylene, DCB, and toluene as solvents, indicating a partially charge transfer from P3HT to C60. A complete reduction in the PL intensity was observed in the film spin-coated from chloroform. DA - 2010-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Morphology KW - Synthetic metals KW - Fullerene KW - Polymer solar cells KW - Poly-3-hexylthiophene KW - Polymers LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 SM - 03796779 T1 - Comparative study: The effects of solvent on the morphology, optical and structural features of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene):fullerene thin films TI - Comparative study: The effects of solvent on the morphology, optical and structural features of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene):fullerene thin films UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4844 ER - en_ZA


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