(1) Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Chemistry, Nashville, TN 37235, USA, US;(2) Oak Ridge Natonal Laboratory, Solid State Division, PO Box 2008, MS 6030, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6030, USA, US
Abstract:
Nanocomposites have shown promise as the active layer for photovoltaic energy conversion. One example is the CdSe nanocrystal polymer composite demonstrated by Hyunh and Greenham [#!Ref1!#,#!Ref2!#]. In this paper we investigate the baseline properties of the materials used in such a device. We present surface chemical information for CdSe nanocrystals and chemical analysis for poly-(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) polymer. Received 30 November 2000