Significant enhancement of photoconductivity in truly two-component and chemically hybridized CdS-poly(N-vinylcarbazole) nanocomposites

C. L. Yang, J. N. Wang*, W. K. Ge, S. H. Wang, J. X. Cheng, X. Y. Li, Y. J. Yan, S. H. Yang

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)760-762
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume78
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Feb 2001

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