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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Volume 116, Issue 1, Pages 279-283Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2009.03.028
Keywords
Fullerenes; Polymers; Thin films; Photoluminescence spectroscopy
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- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa [HGERA7S]
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Regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophenes) (P3HTs) and its blends were studied regarding their structural and photo-physical properties using fullerene as an electron acceptor material. Photo-physical and structural characteristics of the polymer blends were studied using UV-vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence (PL), Fourier transform infrared absorption (FTIR) spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy analysis. Films based on the polymer blends with C-60 showed photo-induced absorption characteristic for charged excitations. The absorption spectra of the rr-P3HT exhibit a shift to higher energies (blue shift) of the pi-pi* inter-band transition upon mixing with C-60. A distinctive photoluminescence quenching effect is observed indicating photo-induced electron transfer. The complete reduction of PL of P3HT after mixing with C-60 in a 1:1 weight ratio indicates an effective charge transfer from P3HT to C-60. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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