Improvement of photoelectrochemical and opticalcharacteristics of MEH-PPV using titaniumdioxide nanoparticles

Type : Publication
Auteur(s) :  Farid Habelhames, Leila LAMIRI, Wided Zerguine, Belkacem Nessark
Année :  2013
Domaine : Chimie
Revue : Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
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Mots clés :  Organic–inorganic compounds MEH-PPV Morphology Photoelectrochemical properties

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The use of bulk heterojunctions can increase the ef?ciency of exciton dissociation inpolymer-based photovoltaics. We prepared and characterized bulk heterojunctions ofpoly[2-methoxy-5-(20-ethylhexyloxy)-p-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) and titaniumdioxide nanoparticles deposited by spin coating on indium tin oxide substrates. Thesurface morphology of the MEH-PPVþTiO2 composite ?lms revealed that addition ofTiO2 nanoparticles increased the ?lm roughness. The effect of TiO2 nanoparticles on thephotoelectrochemical and optical characteristics of MEH-PPV polymer heterojunctionswas studied. Addition of TiO2 nanoparticles improved the absorbance of MEH-PPVcomposite ?lms. Moreover, the photocurrent of the composite devices increased withthe TiO2 nanoparticle concentration. These observations provide an insight into newapproaches to improve the light collection ef?ciency in photoconductive polymers