Enhancement of the photoelectrochemical response of poly(terthiophenes) by CdS(ZnS) core-shell nanoparticles

Structural and optical properties of ZnS/MgNb2O6 heterostructures

“…The photoluminescence behavior of nanostructured materials depends not only on the structure but also is controlled by surface chemical bonding and optical transitions in the region of the surface/interface [13][14][15]. MN is a luminescent material with energy gap of 3.6 eV, while ZnS can presents a zinc-blende and/or wurtzite phases, with energy gaps of 3.7 eV and 3.8 eV, respectively.…”

Surface relief diffraction gratings for plasmonic photocurrent enhancements in P3HT-PCBM solar cells

“…The lower wavelength peaks are associated with forward coupling of light, while the higher wavelength peaks are associated with backward coupling in the active layer, in accordance with equation (3), as explained elsewhere 27 . The dispersion relation was subsequently plotted using equation (3) in Fig. 8 for two different gratings with 250 nm spacing and with grating depths of 50 and 28 nm.…”

“…Despite their low efficiency, organic solar cells have generated much research interest, mainly because of their ease of fabrication and processability 1,2,3 . The bulk heterojunction blend of the polymer poly (3-hexylthiophene) and the fullerene [6,6]-phenyl C 61 -butyric (P3HT-PCBM) is one of the most promising organic solar cell materials 4 .…”

Creation of Photoactive Inorganic/Organic Interfaces Using Occlusion Electrodeposition Process of Inorganic Nanoparticles During Electropolymerization of 2,2′:5′,2′′-Terthiophene

“…Further studies (Santos, M. J. L et al 2009) show that CdS and CdS/ZnS enhance the photoelectrochemical behavior of poly-terthiophene. Poly-terthiophene was used to modify the surface of CdS nanoparticles by adsorption of the monomer on CdS particles, followed by photopolymerization of the adsorbed monomer.…”