High-Resolution spectroScopic mapping of the chemical contrast from nanometer domains in P3HT:PCBM organic blend films for Solar-Cell applications by

Wang X, Zhang D, Braun K, Egelhaaf HJ, Brabec C, Meixner AJ (2010)

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2010

Journal

Advanced Functional Materials Wiley-VCH Verlag

Book Volume: 20

Pages Range: 492-499

Journal Issue: 3

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200901930

Abstract

A high-resolution near-field spectroscopic mapping technique is successfully applied to investigate the influence of thermal annealing on the morphology of a poly(3-hexylthiophene) and [6,6]-penyl-C butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT:PCBM) blend film. Based on the simultaneously recorded morphological and spectroscopic information, the interplay among the blend film morphology, the local P3HT:PCBM molecular distribution, and the P3HT photoluminescence (PL) quenching efficiency are systematically discussed. The PL and Raman signals of the electron donor (P3HT) and acceptor (PCBM) are probed at an optical resolution of approximately 10 nm, which allows the chemical nature of the different domains to be identified directly. In addition, the local PL quenching efficiency, which is related to the electron transfer from P3HT to PCBM, is quantitatively revealed. From these experimental results, it is proposed that high-resolution near-field spectroscopic imaging is capable of mapping the local chemical composition and photophysics of the P3HT:PCB M blends on a scale of a few nanometers. © 2010 WlLEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA,.

Authors with CRIS profile

Christoph Brabec Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET)

Additional Organisation(s)

Exzellenz-Cluster Engineering of Advanced Materials (EAM)

Involved external institutions

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen DE Germany (DE) Konarka Technologies GmbH DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Wang, X., Zhang, D., Braun, K., Egelhaaf, H.-J., Brabec, C., & Meixner, A.J. (2010). High-Resolution spectroScopic mapping of the chemical contrast from nanometer domains in P3HT:PCBM organic blend films for Solar-Cell applications by. Advanced Functional Materials, 20(3), 492-499. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.200901930

MLA:

Wang, Xiao, et al. "High-Resolution spectroScopic mapping of the chemical contrast from nanometer domains in P3HT:PCBM organic blend films for Solar-Cell applications by." Advanced Functional Materials 20.3 (2010): 492-499.

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