Toolan, D.T.W. orcid.org/0000-0003-3228-854X, Weir, M.P., Kilbride, R.C. orcid.org/0000-0002-3985-923X et al. (7 more authors) (2023) Mixed small-molecule matrices improve nanoparticle dispersibility in organic semiconductor-nanoparticle films. Langmuir, 39 (13). pp. 4799-4808. ISSN 0743-7463
Abstract
Controlling the dispersibility of nanocrystalline inorganic quantum dots (QDs) within organic semiconductor (OSC):QD nanocomposite films is critical for a wide range of optoelectronic devices. This work demonstrates how small changes to the OSC host molecule can have a dramatic detrimental effect on QD dispersibility within the host organic semiconductor matrix as quantified by grazing incidence X-ray scattering. It is commonplace to modify QD surface chemistry to enhance QD dispersibility within an OSC host. Here, an alternative route toward optimizing QD dispersibilities is demonstrated, which dramatically improves QD dispersibilities through blending two different OSCs to form a fully mixed OSC matrix phase.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Nanotechnology; Bioengineering |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Chemistry (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL EP/P027814/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2023 16:06 |
Last Modified: | 21 Apr 2023 16:06 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society (ACS) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00152 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:198364 |