Issue 8, 2013
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Nanoscale

Synthesis and characterization of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-functionalized siloxane nanoparticles†

Hemali Rathnayake,*a   Nicholas Wright,a   Amar Patel,a   Jenna Binion,a   Louis E. McNamara,b   Debra Jo Scardinob  and  Nathan I. Hammer*b  

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a Department of Chemistry, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green KY 42101, USA
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b Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, USA
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Abstract

Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-functionalized siloxane nanoparticles were prepared by a modified Stöber method. The photovoltaic performance of P3HT-nanohybrids with C60 derivative PCBM was evaluated. The device made from 1 : 1 blends of P3HT-NPs:PCBM showed reasonably good photovoltaic performance with a power conversion efficiency of 2.5% under standard test conditions (AM 1.5G, 100 mW cm−2).

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3NR34249B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 Dec 2012
Accepted
26 Feb 2013
First published
26 Feb 2013

Nanoscale, 2013,5, 3212-3215

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Synthesis and characterization of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-functionalized siloxane nanoparticles

H. Rathnayake, N. Wright, A. Patel, J. Binion, L. E. McNamara, D. J. Scardino and N. I. Hammer, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 3212 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR34249B

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