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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Volume 115, Issue 42, Pages 20788-20794Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp206853u
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- American Chemical Society [48820-ND10]
- DOE Solar America Initiative [N00014-08-1-1227]
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Resonance Raman spectra have been obtained for the organic solar cell blend poly(3-hexylthiophene)/[6,6]-phenyl C-61-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT/PCBM) at excitation wavelengths ranging from 364 to 633 nm, in both the presence and absence of triangular Ag nanoprisms with varying plasmon resonance frequencies. For similar to 35 nm polymer films deposited over nanoprisms, the nanoprisms enhance the sample-averaged Raman scattering intensities by factors of 2-20 depending on wavelength and nanoprism density. The weak blend fluorescence is enhanced by approximately the same factor as the Raman scattering, implying negligible excited-state quenching by the metal. The Raman peak positions and relative intensities are unaffected by the nanoprisms, indicating negligible morphological or chemical changes to the P3HT. The observed Raman enhancements are qualitatively consistent with previously observed enhancements in charge-carrier (positive polaron) yields for P3HT/PCBM deposited over silver nanoprisms.
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