Abstract
We prepared poly(p-phenylenevinylene) nanocomposites doped with gold-coated silica (SiO2-Au) nanoparticles and characterized photoluminescent properties of the nanocomposite films. The optical resonance of SiO2-Au nanoparticles is specifically designed to interact with the triplet excitons of poly(p-phenylenevinylene), which was reported elsewhere [J. Colloid Interf. Sci., submitted for publication]. The rate of photo-oxidation in poly(p-phenylenevinylene) was drastically reduced by doping with SiO2-Au nanoparticles, as expected. This effect has important implications on the enhancement of lifetimes in conjugated polymer-based optoelectronic devices.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 133-137 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Synthetic Metals |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 30 Apr 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Coated nanoparticles
- Photo-oxidation
- Plasmon resonance
- Poly(p-phenylenevinylene)
- Triplet excitons