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Dynamic Microscopy Study of Ultrafast Charge Transfer in a Hybrid P3HT/Hyperbranched CdSe Nanoparticle Blend for Photovoltaics
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posted on 2015-12-16, 20:59 authored by Giulia Grancini, Mariano Biasiucci, Rosanna Mastria, Francesco Scotognella, Francesco Tassone, Dario Polli, Giuseppe Gigli, Guglielmo LanzaniWe present a spectroscopic investigation on a new hyperbranched cadmium selenide nanocrystals (CdSe NC)/poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) blend, a potentially good active component in hybrid photovoltaics. Combined ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy and morphological investigations by means of an ultrafast confocal microscope reveal a strong influence of the complex local structure on the photogenerated carrier dynamics. In particular, we map the electron-transfer process across the hybrid NC/polymer interface, and we reveal that charge separation occurs through a preferential pathway from the CdSe nanobranches to the P3HT chains. Efficient charge generation at the distributed heterojunction is also confirmed by scanning kelvin probe force microscopy measurements.
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Hybrid P 3HT CdSe NanoparticleP 3HT chainsUltrafast Charge Transferabsorption spectroscopyphotogenerated carrier dynamicsNCcharge separationspectroscopic investigationP 3HT blendDynamic Microscopy Studyultrafast confocal microscopeEfficient charge generationscanning kelvin probe force microscopy measurementshyperbranched cadmium selenide nanocrystalsCdSe nanobranches
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