Abstract
Chemically hybridized CdS-poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) nanocomposites with different molar ratios of CdS to PVK were prepared. A variety of techniques including optical absorption, photoluminescence (PL), photocurrent spectroscopy, and time-resolved PL were employed to investigate the properties of CdS-PVK nanocomposites. A significant enhancement of photoconductivity was observed in CdS-PVK nanocomposites as compared to pure PVK and CdS/PVK nanoblends. We interpret this result as the improved interface quality between CdS and PVK in CdS-PVK nanocomposites, which facilitates fast interfacial carrier transfer and thus increases the charge generation efficiency.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 760-762 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 5 Feb 2001 |