Morphology and Photoelectrochemical Characterization of MEH-PPV/PCBM Composite Film Doped with TiO2 Nanoparticles

Type : Publication
Auteur(s) :  Farid Habelhames1, Zerguine Wided, Leila LAMIRI, Belkacem Nessark and Hassina Derbal-Habak2)
Année :  2013
Domaine : Chimie
Revue : Acta Metall. Sin.
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Mots clés :  Photocurrent density; Electrochemical property; Hybrid coating; Conducting polymer; Titanium dioxide; Organic nanostructures

Résumé : 

Poly[2-methoxy-5-(20-ethylhexyloxy)-p-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV), [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (n-type) were dissolved, mixed and deposited by physical methods (spin-coating) on indium tin-oxide (ITO) substrate. The incorporation of the titanium dioxide nanoparticles changed the morphology and increased the roughness of polymers film (MEH-PPV/PCBM), and the photocurrent density of the composite (MEH-PPV/PCBM +n-TiO2) was higher than that of single MEH-PPV/PCBM film. The study showed that the presence of n-TiO2 particles in the polymeric film improves the photoelectrochemical properties of MEH-PPV/PCBM composite.