Charge generation and morphology in P3HT:PCBM nanoparticles prepared by mini-emulsion and reprecipitation methods

Nanoscale. 2015 Dec 21;7(47):19899-904. doi: 10.1039/c5nr06244f. Epub 2015 Nov 16.

Abstract

Organic semiconductor nanoparticles provide a potentially scalable approach for photovoltaics that can be processed from aqueous media. Particles of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT):phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) were prepared using two techniques; those produced by a mini-emulsion method contained greater amounts of crystalline P3HT domains with charge generation resembling phase-separated annealed solvent-cast films.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't