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Determination of the structure, morphology and complex refractive index in ZnO-nanopencils/P3HT hybrid structures

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dc.contributor.author Motaung, DE
dc.contributor.author Malgas, GF
dc.contributor.author Arendse, CJ
dc.contributor.author Mavundla, SE
dc.date.accessioned 2013-04-18T06:49:30Z
dc.date.available 2013-04-18T06:49:30Z
dc.date.issued 2012-08
dc.identifier.citation Motaung, D.E, Malgas, G.F, Arendse, C.J and Mavundla, S.E. 2012. Determination of the structure, morphology and complex refractive index in ZnO-nanopencils/P3HT hybrid structures. Materials Chemistry and Physics, vol. 135(2-3), pp 401-410 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0254-0584
dc.identifier.uri http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254058412004464
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6689
dc.description Copyright: 2012 Elsevier. This is an ABSTRACT ONLY. The definitive version is published in Materials Chemistry and Physics, vol. 135(2-3), pp 401-410 en_US
dc.description.abstract Well crystallized flower-shaped ZnO-structures composed of a perfectly hexagonal-shaped ZnO structure were successfully synthesized using a simple microwave assisted hydrothermal method. The NPs with a hexagonal stem and a tapering tip grows out of the base of the flower-shapes. ZnO-NPs were incorporated into the nanomorphology of P3HT and two variations of P3HT:C60 and P3HT: PCBM blended films in order to facilitate charge separation and transport. Thermo-gravimetric analysis revealed that ZnONPs are more stable and are of high purity. A complete PL quenching was demonstrated upon incorporating ZnO-NPs on the surface of P3HT and blended films indicating a charge transfer along the ZnO/P3HT and ZnO/P3HT: fullerenes induced by the aligned nanorods which are working as effective electron collectors by shortening the average electron diffusion distance in the P3HT and fullerenes network. Spectroscopic ellipsometry demonstrated that infiltrating of ZnO-NPs, results in the improved refractive index, extinction coefficient and shifts to lower photon energies. Such shifts can be inferred to the improved light absorption through the waveguide effect from the NPs and an increased interfacial area between the ZnO-NPs and P3HT. An improvement in the mobility and conductivity of P3HT films was observed with an incorporation of ZnO. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Workflow;10203
dc.subject Polymers en_US
dc.subject Fullerenes en_US
dc.subject ZnO-nanopencils en_US
dc.subject Hybrid structures en_US
dc.subject Spectroscopic ellipsometry en_US
dc.title Determination of the structure, morphology and complex refractive index in ZnO-nanopencils/P3HT hybrid structures en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Motaung, D., Malgas, G., Arendse, C., & Mavundla, S. (2012). Determination of the structure, morphology and complex refractive index in ZnO-nanopencils/P3HT hybrid structures. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6689 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Motaung, DE, GF Malgas, CJ Arendse, and SE Mavundla "Determination of the structure, morphology and complex refractive index in ZnO-nanopencils/P3HT hybrid structures." (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6689 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Motaung D, Malgas G, Arendse C, Mavundla S. Determination of the structure, morphology and complex refractive index in ZnO-nanopencils/P3HT hybrid structures. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6689. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Motaung, DE AU - Malgas, GF AU - Arendse, CJ AU - Mavundla, SE AB - Well crystallized flower-shaped ZnO-structures composed of a perfectly hexagonal-shaped ZnO structure were successfully synthesized using a simple microwave assisted hydrothermal method. The NPs with a hexagonal stem and a tapering tip grows out of the base of the flower-shapes. ZnO-NPs were incorporated into the nanomorphology of P3HT and two variations of P3HT:C60 and P3HT: PCBM blended films in order to facilitate charge separation and transport. Thermo-gravimetric analysis revealed that ZnONPs are more stable and are of high purity. A complete PL quenching was demonstrated upon incorporating ZnO-NPs on the surface of P3HT and blended films indicating a charge transfer along the ZnO/P3HT and ZnO/P3HT: fullerenes induced by the aligned nanorods which are working as effective electron collectors by shortening the average electron diffusion distance in the P3HT and fullerenes network. Spectroscopic ellipsometry demonstrated that infiltrating of ZnO-NPs, results in the improved refractive index, extinction coefficient and shifts to lower photon energies. Such shifts can be inferred to the improved light absorption through the waveguide effect from the NPs and an increased interfacial area between the ZnO-NPs and P3HT. An improvement in the mobility and conductivity of P3HT films was observed with an incorporation of ZnO. DA - 2012-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Polymers KW - Fullerenes KW - ZnO-nanopencils KW - Hybrid structures KW - Spectroscopic ellipsometry LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2012 SM - 0254-0584 T1 - Determination of the structure, morphology and complex refractive index in ZnO-nanopencils/P3HT hybrid structures TI - Determination of the structure, morphology and complex refractive index in ZnO-nanopencils/P3HT hybrid structures UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6689 ER - en_ZA


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