Poly(3-hexylthiophene)−CdSe Quantum Dot Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: Influence of the Functional End-Group of the Polymer

Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Containing Regioregular Poly(3‐hexylthiophene) and Poly(2‐ethyl‐2‐oxazoline)

“…[8] Allylterminated poly(3-hexylthiophene) and hydroxypropyl-terminated poly(3-hexylthiophene) were synthesized according to previously published procedure. [9] Allyl-terminated poly(3-hexylthiophene): 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl 3 ): d H 0.9 (t, J ¼ 7 Hz, 3H), 1.35-1.43 (m, 6H), 1.69 (t, J ¼ 7 Hz, 2H), 2.80 (t, J ¼ 7 Hz, 2H), 3.49 (d, J ¼ 7 Hz, 2H), 5.11 (m, 2H), 5.98 (m, 1H) 6.95 (s, 1H), DP n ¼ 40; SEC: M n ¼ 7 550 g Á mol À1 ; PDI ¼ 1.12.…”

Facile synthesis of CdSe nanocrystals for bulk-heterojunction solar cells

“…Improvement in the performance of BHJ solar cells based on CdSe NCs were achieved through size/shape and surface alterations of the NCs [8][9][10][11][12], post-deposition ligand exchange [13], introducing low band gap conjugated polymers [14,15], the functionalization of conjugated polymers [16], and the improvement of device structures [15]. Among these solutions, surface modification is considered as the best way to enhance the performance of BHJ solar cells [17,18].…”

Coating of multiwalled carbon nanotubes with polymer nanospheres through microemulsion polymerization

“…Conjugated polymer-based CNT composites, such as polypyrrole (PPy)/CNTs, poly(3-octythiophene) (P3OT)/CNTs, poly(p-phenylene venylene) (PPV)-CNTs, and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PE-DOT)/CNTs, have received great attention because of their unique electrical properties, which allow for extensive applications in photovoltaic devices and organic light-emitting diodes [13][14][15][16][17]. For instance, photovoltaic cells based on a poly(3-hexylthiophene)/CNT composite as the active layer have a 340% higher efficiency for the conversion of photons to electrons than a similar device made of pristine polymers [18].…”