| Title | Electroluminescence properties of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-cadmium sulfide nanoparticles grown in situ |
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| Publication Type | Articolo su Rivista peer-reviewed |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Borriello, Carmela, Masala S., Bizzarro V., Nenna G., Re Marilena, Pesce Emanuela, Minarini Carla, and Di Luccio Tiziana |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Polymer Science |
| Volume | 122 |
| Pagination | 3624-3629 |
| ISSN | 00218995 |
| Keywords | Cadmium, Cadmium compounds, Cadmium sulfide, Cadmium sulfide nanoparticle, Carrier mobility, CdS, CdS nanoparticles, Conducting polymers, Different sizes, Electroluminescence properties, Electrooptical properties, Emitting layer, In-situ, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Nucleation and growth, Organic conductors, Organic light-emitting devices, Poly (3-hexylthiophene), Pure polymers, Simple approach, Transmission electron, Transmission electron microscopy, X ray diffraction, X ray diffraction analysis |
| Abstract | In this work, a simple approach to prepare luminescent poly(3- hexylthiophene)-CdS nanocomposites to be employed in organic light emitting devices (OLED) devices is reported. The nucleation and growth of CdS nanoparticles were obtained by the thermolysis of a single Cd and S precursor dispersed in the polymer at three different temperatures of annealing: 240, 265, and 300°C. In this way, it was possible to compare the properties of nanocomposites containing nanoparticles with different sizes. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy analyses confirmed the formation of CdS nanoparticles and gave information about the size, distribution, and morphology of the nanoparticles; monodispersive and very small nanoparticles with diameters below 2.5 nm were obtained at 240°C. The application of such nanocomposites as emitting layers in OLED devices is discussed. Enhanced electrooptical properties were observed for the device containing the nanocomposite annealed at 240°C with respect to the pure polymer based device. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
| Notes | cited By 8 |
| URL | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-80052278376&doi=10.1002%2fapp.34774&partnerID=40&md5=bf6cb67f6dc14a7a111202b0a98434c5 |
| DOI | 10.1002/app.34774 |
| Citation Key | Borriello20113624 |
