J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126 (21), 6550 -6551, 2004. 10.1021/ja0489184 S0002-7863(04)08918-8
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Employing End-Functional Polythiophene To Control the Morphology of Nanocrystal-Polymer Composites in Hybrid Solar Cells

Jinsong Liu, Toru Tanaka, Kevin Sivula, A. Paul Alivisatos, and Jean M. J. Fréchet*

Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley 94720-1460, and Material Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720

Frechet@cchem.berkeley.edu

Received February 26, 2004

Abstract:

A poly(3-hexylthiophene) containing an interacting amino chain end enhances the performance of P3HT/CdSe solar cells by increasing the dispersion of CdSe nanocrystals and improving the morphology of the nanocomposite without introducing insulating surfactants.


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