Effects of defects on the properties of Polymer nanocomposites: a brief review

O Folorunso, Y Hamam, R Sadiku… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2024 - Springer
Polymer nanocomposites are promising materials for various applications in the electronics,
biomedicine, and aerospace industries. However, the fabrication errors or defects, eg …

Conjugated-polymer grafting on inorganic and organic substrates: A new trend in organic electronic materials

A Bousquet, H Awada, RC Hiorns… - Progress in Polymer …, 2014 - Elsevier
This review highlights recent developments in the grafting of conjugated polymers onto
various substrates for organic electronic devices. The rapid development of multi-layer …

Characterisation of electron transport and charge recombination using temporally resolved and frequency-domain techniques for dye-sensitised solar cells

LL Li, YC Chang, HP Wu, EWG Diau - International Reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
We review systematically the kinetic characterisation of electron transport and charge
recombination in dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSC) using both temporally resolved and …

[HTML][HTML] DFT theoretical investigations of π-conjugated molecules based on thienopyrazine and different acceptor moieties for organic photovoltaic cells

M Bourass, AT Benjelloun, M Hamidi… - Journal of Saudi …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, theoretical study by using the DFT method on eleven conjugated compounds
based on thienopyrazine is reported. Different electron side groups were introduced to …

Colloidal cobalt-doped ZnO nanoparticles by microwave-assisted synthesis and their utilization in thin composite layers with MEH-PPV as an electroluminescent …

D Skoda, P Urbanek, J Sevcik, L Munster, V Nadazdy… - Organic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Co x Zn 1-x O (x= 0.01, 0.05 and 0.1) nanoparticles were prepared by microwave-assisted
polyol method from zinc acetate dihydrate and Co (II) acetylacetonate. The reactions were …

Microwave-assisted synthesis of colloidal ZnO nanocrystals and their utilization in improving polymer light emitting diodes efficiency

D Skoda, P Urbanek, J Sevcik, L Munster… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized via microwave-assisted reactions from a zinc
acetate dihydrate. The reactions were performed in diethylene glycol (DEG) at 220° C and …

Block copolymer containing poly (3‐hexylthiophene) and poly (4‐vinylpyridine): Synthesis and its interaction with CdSe quantum dots for hybrid organic applications

K Palaniappan, N Hundt, P Sista… - Journal of Polymer …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (3‐hexylthiophene)‐b‐poly (4‐vinylpyridine) diblock copolymer was
synthesized by RAFT polymerization of 4‐vinyl pyridine using a trithiocarbonate‐terminated …

Nanostructured ZnO materials: Synthesis, properties and applications

V Cauda, R Gazia, S Porro, S Stassi… - Handbook of …, 2014 - Springer
Over the last decade ZnO nanostructures were intensively and extensively studied by many
research groups all over the world not only for their remarkable chemical and physical …

Investigations of optical properties of MEH-PPV/ZnO nanocomposites by photoluminescence spectroscopy

I Musa, F Massuyeau, E Faulques, TP Nguyen - Synthetic metals, 2012 - Elsevier
The optical properties of hybrid composite films based on poly [2-methoxy-5-(2-ethyl-
hexyloxy)-1, 4-phenylene-vinylene](MEH-PPV) and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles of …

Recent advances in hybrid solar cells based on metal oxide nanostructures

J Qi, J Chen, W Meng, X Wu, C Liu, W Yue, M Wang - Synthetic Metals, 2016 - Elsevier
Hybrid solar cells are novel photovoltaic devices combining the advantages from organic
and inorganic components. This paper mainly reviews our recent research advances in …