Controlling nanoparticle crystallinity and surface enrichment in polymer (P3HT)/Nanoparticle(PCBM) blend films with tunable soft confinement
- Publication Date:
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1548963
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-10ER4779
- Resource Type:
- Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Polymer
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Polymer Journal Volume: 136 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0032-3861
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Huq, Abul F., Zvonkina, Irina, Al-Enizi, Abdullah M., and Karim, Alamgir. Controlling nanoparticle crystallinity and surface enrichment in polymer (P3HT)/Nanoparticle(PCBM) blend films with tunable soft confinement. United Kingdom: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2017.12.037.
Huq, Abul F., Zvonkina, Irina, Al-Enizi, Abdullah M., & Karim, Alamgir. Controlling nanoparticle crystallinity and surface enrichment in polymer (P3HT)/Nanoparticle(PCBM) blend films with tunable soft confinement. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.12.037
Huq, Abul F., Zvonkina, Irina, Al-Enizi, Abdullah M., and Karim, Alamgir. Mon .
"Controlling nanoparticle crystallinity and surface enrichment in polymer (P3HT)/Nanoparticle(PCBM) blend films with tunable soft confinement". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.12.037.
@article{osti_1548963,
title = {Controlling nanoparticle crystallinity and surface enrichment in polymer (P3HT)/Nanoparticle(PCBM) blend films with tunable soft confinement},
author = {Huq, Abul F. and Zvonkina, Irina and Al-Enizi, Abdullah M. and Karim, Alamgir},
abstractNote = {},
doi = {10.1016/j.polymer.2017.12.037},
journal = {Polymer},
number = C,
volume = 136,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
Free Publicly Available Full Text
Publisher's Version of Record
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.12.037
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.12.037
Other availability
Search WorldCat to find libraries that may hold this journal
Cited by: 1 work
Citation information provided by
Web of Science
Web of Science
Save to My Library
You must Sign In or Create an Account in order to save documents to your library.
Works referenced in this record:
Preparation and photoluminescence (PL) performance of a nanoweb of P3HT nanofibers with diameters below 100 nm
journal, January 2011
- Kim, Taehoon; Im, Ji Hyuk; Choi, Hong Soo
- Journal of Materials Chemistry, Vol. 21, Issue 37
Model polymer nanocomposites provide an understanding of confinement effects in real nanocomposites
journal, March 2007
- Rittigstein, Perla; Priestley, Rodney D.; Broadbelt, Linda J.
- Nature Materials, Vol. 6, Issue 4
Origin of Dynamical Properties in PMMA−C 60 Nanocomposites
journal, June 2007
- Kropka, Jamie M.; Putz, Karl W.; Pryamitsyn, Victor
- Macromolecules, Vol. 40, Issue 15
Rapid formation of soft hydrophilic silicone elastomer surfaces
journal, October 2005
- Efimenko, Kirill; Crowe, Julie A.; Manias, Evangelos
- Polymer, Vol. 46, Issue 22
Confinement Effects on Chain Entanglement in Free-Standing Polystyrene Ultrathin Films
journal, July 2011
- Rathfon, Jeremy M.; Cohn, Robert W.; Crosby, Alfred J.
- Macromolecules, Vol. 44, Issue 13
Reduced Polymer Mobility near the Polymer/Solid Interface as Measured by Neutron Reflectivity
journal, June 1999
- Lin, Eric K.; Kolb, Rainer; Satija, Sushil K.
- Macromolecules, Vol. 32, Issue 11
Polymeric solar cells based on P3HT:PCBM: Role of the casting solvent
journal, December 2011
- Dang, Minh Trung; Wantz, Guillaume; Bejbouji, Habiba
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 95, Issue 12
Wetting at polymer surfaces and interfaces
journal, February 2003
- Geoghegan, M.
- Progress in Polymer Science, Vol. 28, Issue 2
Thermal annealing effect on the nanomechanical properties and structure of P3HT:PCBM thin films
journal, April 2011
- Karagiannidis, P. G.; Kassavetis, S.; Pitsalidis, C.
- Thin Solid Films, Vol. 519, Issue 12
Morphological Stabilization by In Situ Polymerization of Fullerene Derivatives Leading to Efficient, Thermally Stable Organic Photovoltaics
journal, March 2011
- Cheng, Yen-Ju; Hsieh, Chao-Hsiang; Li, Pei-Jung
- Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 21, Issue 9
? Investigation of nanomorphology change in bulk heterojunction films using synchrotron x-ray diffraction technique
journal, June 2010
- Kim, Youngkyoo; Shin, Minjung; Kim, Hwajeong
- Journal of the Korean Physical Society, Vol. 56, Issue 6(1)
Vertical phase separation of conjugated polymer and fullerene bulk heterojunction films induced by high pressure carbon dioxide treatment at ambient temperature
journal, January 2012
- Kokubu, Ryo; Yang, Yang
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 14, Issue 23
Composition-dependent phase separation effects of organic solar cells using P3HT:PCBM as active layer and chromium oxide as hole transporting layer
journal, February 2011
- Qin, Pingli; Fang, Guojia; Sun, Nanhai
- Applied Surface Science, Vol. 257, Issue 9
Ultrathin Films of Poly(ethylene oxides) on Oxidized Silicon. 1. Spectroscopic Characterization of Film Structure and Crystallization Kinetics
journal, February 2003
- Schönherr, Holger; Frank, Curtis W.
- Macromolecules, Vol. 36, Issue 4
Influence of interfaces on thin polymer film behaviour
journal, January 2004
- Bucknall, D. G.
- Progress in Materials Science, Vol. 49, Issue 5
The role of interfacial interactions on the glass-transition and viscoelastic properties of silica/polystyrene nanocomposite
journal, May 2011
- Mortezaei, Mehrzad; Famili, Mohammad Hossein Navid; Kokabi, Mehrdad
- Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 71, Issue 8
From Heterogeneous to Homogeneous Nucleation of Isotactic Poly(propylene) Confined to Nanoporous Alumina
journal, April 2011
- Duran, Hatice; Steinhart, Martin; Butt, Hans-Jürgen
- Nano Letters, Vol. 11, Issue 4
High-efficiency solution processable polymer photovoltaic cells by self-organization of polymer blends
journal, October 2005
- Li, Gang; Shrotriya, Vishal; Huang, Jinsong
- Nature Materials, Vol. 4, Issue 11, p. 864-868
The one that got away
journal, April 1997
- Russell, Thomas P.; Kumar, Sanat K.
- Nature, Vol. 386, Issue 6627
Effects of solvent and annealing on the improved performance of solar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene): Fullerene
journal, May 2005
- Al-Ibrahim, Maher; Ambacher, Oliver; Sensfuss, Steffi
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 86, Issue 20
Stacking of Main Chain-Crown Ether Polymers in Thin Films
journal, December 2007
- Rueda, Daniel R.; Nogales, Aurora; Hernández, Jaime J.
- Langmuir, Vol. 23, Issue 25
What Controls the Lamellar Orientation at the Surface of Polymer Films during Crystallization?
journal, April 2008
- Wang, Yong; Chan, Chi-Ming; Ng, Kai-Mo
- Macromolecules, Vol. 41, Issue 7
Determination of the P3HT:PCBM solubility parameters via a binary solvent gradient method: Impact of solubility on the photovoltaic performance
journal, May 2012
- Machui, Florian; Langner, Stefan; Zhu, Xiangdong
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 100
Effect of Spatial Confinement on the Morphology Evolution of Thin Poly( p -phenylenevinylene)/Methanofullerene Composite Films
journal, May 2005
- Yang, Xiaoniu; Alexeev, Alexander; Michels, Matthias A. J.
- Macromolecules, Vol. 38, Issue 10
P3HT/PCBM Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics: Correlating Efficiency and Morphology
journal, February 2011
- Chen, Dian; Nakahara, Atsuhiro; Wei, Dongguang
- Nano Letters, Vol. 11, Issue 2, p. 561-567
Surface Modification of Sylgard-184 Poly(dimethyl siloxane) Networks by Ultraviolet and Ultraviolet/Ozone Treatment
journal, October 2002
- Efimenko, Kirill; Wallace, William E.; Genzer, Jan
- Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 254, Issue 2, p. 306-315
Evaluation of interfacial layer properties in the polystyrene/silica nanocomposite
journal, August 2010
- Mortezaei, Mehrzad; Farzi, Gholamali; Kalaee, Mohammad Reza
- Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 119, Issue 4
Self-Assembly of Selective Interfaces in Organic Photovoltaics
journal, November 2012
- Mauger, Scott A.; Chang, Lilian; Friedrich, Stephan
- Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 23, Issue 15
Confinement Effects on Crystallization and Curie Transitions of Poly(vinylidene fluoride- co -trifluoroethylene)
journal, March 2010
- Lutkenhaus, Jodie L.; McEnnis, Kathleen; Serghei, Anatoli
- Macromolecules, Vol. 43, Issue 8
Inhibition of the Crystallization in Nanofilms of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)
journal, July 2004
- Capitán, María J.; Rueda, Daniel R.; Ezquerra, Tiberio A.
- Macromolecules, Vol. 37, Issue 15
Ordered Ferroelectric PVDF−TrFE Thin Films by High Throughput Epitaxy for Nonvolatile Polymer Memory
journal, November 2008
- Park, Youn Jung; Kang, Seok Ju; Lotz, Bernard
- Macromolecules, Vol. 41, Issue 22
The Active Layer Morphology of Organic Solar Cells Probed with Grazing Incidence Scattering Techniques
journal, February 2014
- Müller-Buschbaum, Peter
- Advanced Materials, Vol. 26, Issue 46
Confinement-Driven Increase in Ionomer Thin-Film Modulus
journal, April 2014
- Page, Kirt A.; Kusoglu, Ahmet; Stafford, Christopher M.
- Nano Letters, Vol. 14, Issue 5
Long-Range Effects on Polymer Diffusion Induced by a Bounding Interface
journal, July 1997
- Zheng, X.; Rafailovich, M. H.; Sokolov, J.
- Physical Review Letters, Vol. 79, Issue 2
A strong regioregularity effect in self-organizing conjugated polymer films and high-efficiency polythiophene:fullerene solar cells
journal, February 2006
- Kim, Youngkyoo; Cook, Steffan; Tuladhar, Sachetan M.
- Nature Materials, Vol. 5, Issue 3
Surface Ionization State and Nanoscale Chemical Composition of UV-Irradiated Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Probed by Chemical Force Microscopy, Force Titration, and Electrokinetic Measurements
journal, May 2007
- Song, Jing; Duval, Jérôme F. L.; Cohen Stuart, Martien A.
- Langmuir, Vol. 23, Issue 10
Polymorphic Behavior of Syndiotactic Polystyrene Crystallized in Cylindrical Nanopores
journal, October 2008
- Wu, Hui; Wang, Wei; Huang, Yan
- Macromolecules, Vol. 41, Issue 20
PDMS absorption of small molecules and consequences in microfluidic applications
journal, January 2006
- Toepke, Michael W.; Beebe, David J.
- Lab on a Chip, Vol. 6, Issue 12
Morphology evolution via self-organization and lateral and vertical diffusion in polymer:fullerene solar cell blends
journal, January 2008
- Campoy-Quiles, Mariano; Ferenczi, Toby; Agostinelli, Tiziano
- Nature Materials, Vol. 7, Issue 2
Poly(γ-benzyl- l -glutamate) Peptides Confined to Nanoporous Alumina: Pore Diameter Dependence of Self-Assembly and Segmental Dynamics
journal, April 2009
- Duran, Hatice; Gitsas, Antonis; Floudas, George
- Macromolecules, Vol. 42, Issue 8
Phase Diagram of P3HT/PCBM Blends and Its Implication for the Stability of Morphology
journal, February 2009
- Zhao, Jun; Swinnen, Ann; Van Assche, Guy
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 113, Issue 6, p. 1587-1591
Nanoparticle concentration profile in polymer-based solar cells
journal, January 2010
- Kiel, Jonathan W.; Kirby, Brian J.; Majkrzak, Charles F.
- Soft Matter, Vol. 6, Issue 3, p. 641-646
Finite-size effects on surface segregation in polymer blend films above and below the critical point of phase separation
journal, March 2004
- Grüll, H.; Sung, L.; Karim, A.
- Europhysics Letters (EPL), Vol. 65, Issue 5
Surface segregation at the aluminum interface of poly(3-hexylthiophene)/fullerene solar cells
journal, January 2010
- Orimo, Akiko; Masuda, Kohji; Honda, Satoshi
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 96, Issue 4
The Crystallization of Confined Polymers and Block Copolymers Infiltrated Within Alumina Nanotube Templates
journal, January 2012
- Michell, Rose Mary; Lorenzo, Arnaldo T.; Müller, Alejandro J.
- Macromolecules, Vol. 45, Issue 3
Hybrid Solar Cells from Regioregular Polythiophene and ZnO Nanoparticles
journal, May 2006
- Beek, W. J. E.; Wienk, M. M.; Janssen, R. A. J.
- Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 16, Issue 8
The application of soluble and regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) for organic thin-film transistors
journal, February 2005
- Joung, Meyoung Ju; Kim, Chul Am; Kang, Seung Youl
- Synthetic Metals, Vol. 149, Issue 1
Complex micropatterning of periodic structures on elastomeric surfaces
journal, January 2008
- Chiche, Arnaud; Stafford, Christopher M.; Cabral, João T.
- Soft Matter, Vol. 4, Issue 12
Segmental Dynamics of Semicrystalline Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Nanorods
journal, July 2009
- Martín, Jaime; Mijangos, Carmen; Sanz, Alejandro
- Macromolecules, Vol. 42, Issue 14
Vertical Phase Separation in Poly(3-hexylthiophene): Fullerene Derivative Blends and its Advantage for Inverted Structure Solar Cells
journal, April 2009
- Xu, Zheng; Chen, Li-Min; Yang, Guanwen
- Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 19, Issue 8
Effects of n-type perylene derivative as an additive on the power conversion efficiencies of polymer solar cells
journal, October 2010
- Jeong, Seonju; Han, Yoon Soo; Kwon, Younghwan
- Synthetic Metals, Vol. 160, Issue 19-20
Nanoscale Control of Polymer Crystallization by Nanoimprint Lithography
journal, July 2005
- Hu, Zhijun; Baralia, Gabriel; Bayot, Vincent
- Nano Letters, Vol. 5, Issue 9
Structural Relaxation of Polymer Glasses at Surfaces, Interfaces, and In Between
journal, July 2005
- Priestley, R. D.
- Science, Vol. 309, Issue 5733
Dynamics of Crystallization and Disorder during Annealing of P3HT/PCBM Bulk Heterojunctions
journal, April 2011
- Lilliu, Samuele; Agostinelli, Tiziano; Pires, Ellis
- Macromolecules, Vol. 44, Issue 8
Modification of PCBM Crystallization via Incorporation of C 60 in Polymer/Fullerene Solar Cells
journal, August 2012
- Richards, Jeffrey J.; Rice, Andrew H.; Nelson, Rainie D.
- Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 23, Issue 4
Influence of substrate on crystallization in polythiophene/fullerene blends
journal, May 2011
- He, Christine; Germack, David S.; Joseph Kline, R.
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 95, Issue 5
Enhanced Mobility of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Transistors by Spin-Coating from High-Boiling-Point Solvents
journal, November 2004
- Chang, Jui-Fen; Sun, Baoquan; Breiby, Dag W.
- Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 16, Issue 23, p. 4772-4776
Efficiency enhancement in low-bandgap polymer solar cells by processing with alkane dithiols
journal, May 2007
- Peet, J.; Kim, J. Y.; Coates, N. E.
- Nature Materials, Vol. 6, Issue 7, p. 497-500
Synthesis of C60-end capped P3HT and its application for high performance of P3HT/PCBM bulk heterojunction solar cells
journal, January 2010
- Lee, Jea Uk; Jung, Jae Woong; Emrick, Todd
- Journal of Materials Chemistry, Vol. 20, Issue 16
Further Consideration of Viscoelastic Two Glass Transition Behavior of Nanoparticle-Filled Polymers
journal, March 2011
- Robertson, Christopher G.; Rackaitis, Mindaugas
- Macromolecules, Vol. 44, Issue 5
Interfacial Segregation in Polymer/Fullerene Blend Films for Photovoltaic Devices
journal, April 2010
- Germack, David S.; Chan, Calvin K.; Kline, R. Joseph
- Macromolecules, Vol. 43, Issue 8
A Quantitative Study of PCBM Diffusion during Annealing of P3HT:PCBM Blend Films
journal, November 2009
- Watts, Benjamin; Belcher, Warwick J.; Thomsen, Lars
- Macromolecules, Vol. 42, Issue 21
Nanoparticle Agglomeration in Polymer-Based Solar Cells
journal, October 2010
- Kiel, Jonathon W.; Eberle, Aaron P. R.; Mackay, Michael E.
- Physical Review Letters, Vol. 105, Issue 16, Article No. 168701
Reptation Dynamics of a Polymer Melt near an Attractive Solid Interface
journal, January 1995
- Zheng, X.; Sauer, B. B.; Van Alsten, J. G.
- Physical Review Letters, Vol. 74, Issue 3
A new approach to the solvent system for inkjet-printed P3HT:PCBM solar cells and its use in devices with printed passive and active layers
journal, October 2010
- Lange, Alexander; Wegener, Michael; Boeffel, Christine
- Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 94, Issue 10
Substrate-dependent interface composition and charge transport in films for organic photovoltaics
journal, June 2009
- Germack, David S.; Chan, Calvin K.; Hamadani, Behrang H.
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 94, Issue 23