Photoconductivity in donor - Acceptor polyferrocenylsilane - Fullerene composite films

Paul W. Cyr; Ethan J.D. Klem; Edward H. Sargent; Ian Manners

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Photoconductivity in donor - Acceptor polyferrocenylsilane - Fullerene composite films

Paul W. Cyr, Ethan J.D. Klem, Edward H. Sargent, Ian Manners^*

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Organometallic polymer-based solid-state photoconductive and photovoltaic devices using thin films of blends of poly(ferrocenylmethylphenylsilane) (PFMPS) and fullerenes as the active layers were fabricated. Buckminsterfullerene C₆₀ and [6,6]-phenyl C₆₁ butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) fullerene derivative were investigated as electron acceptors in the devices, in the range of 5 - 18 mol % relative to the ferrocenyl electron donor in PFMPS. The devices show a predominantly UV spectral response. The short circuit currents were on the order of nanoamperes under white light illumination of ca. 160 mW/cm², and the open circuit voltage was found to vary from ca. 0.3 V for devices with C₆₀ to ca. 0.45 V for devices with PCBM.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5770-5773
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chemistry of Materials
Volume	17
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/cm0507563
State	Published - Nov 15 2005

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