Direct Formation of PbS Nanorods in a Conjugated Polymer

In situ syntheses of semiconducting nanoparticles in conjugated polymer matrices and their application in photovoltaics.

“…Furthermore, Stavrinadis et al [93] showed that nanorod- Instead of elemental sulfur, Na 2 S was used by Sonar et al to prepare CdS nanoparticles with sizes of 5-6 nm in a P3HT matrix [97]. In the same article, also a method for a solution in …”

Direct Growth of Metal Sulfide Nanoparticle Networks in Solid‐State Polymer Films for Hybrid Inorganic–Organic Solar Cells

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] In particular, there is now considerable interest in the use of inorganic semiconductor nanoparticles as light absorbers and electron acceptors in organic solar cells. [10][11][12][13] This mainly stems from their high electron mobility, good mechanical robustness (relative to typical organic electron acceptors), as well as the attractive possibility to harvest photons in the visible to near-infrared region of the solar spectrum. A typical hybrid solar cell is based upon a thin fi lm comprising a blend of inorganic nanoparticles and a semiconducting polymer sandwiched between two charge collecting electrodes.…”

Effect of TBPO-capped CdSe nanoparticles concentration on sub-bandgap absorption in poly(3-hexylthiophene) thin films studied by photothermal deflection spectroscopy

“…Several capping strategies have emerged in the literature: the ligand exchange [15][16][17], the use of novel surfactants [18,19], the synthesis of NPs with thermally cleavable ligands [20], the synthesis of NPs in solutions of polymers [21,22], the polymerization of polymers on the surface of NPs [23], and the deposition of a polymer containing a soluble precursor of the NPs [24]. More details on the role of capping ligands/polymers can be found in recent works [25][26][27][28][29].…”