1. Polyaniline based composite layers for photovoltaïc applications: Thermal and optical properties investigation
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Jean-François Bardeau, Jean-François Pilard, Douniazad Mezdour, M. Tabellout, Nicolas Errien, Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM), and Le Mans Université (UM)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Thermogravimetric analysis ,Materials science ,Absorption spectroscopy ,Polyaniline ,Composite number ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,7. Clean energy ,01 natural sciences ,[SPI.MAT]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Materials ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Differential scanning calorimetry ,Thermal ,Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) ,Polymer ,Polystyrene ,Optical properties ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-GEN-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/General Physics [physics.gen-ph] ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Polymerization ,[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-CHEM-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Chemical Physics [physics.chem-ph] ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
International audience; This paper reports on the synthesis and physical properties of conducting composites based on polyaniline and polystyrene. Polyaniline composite powders are synthesized by oxidative polymerization in an acidic medium. Thermal properties are characterized by thermo gravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy is also used to study the optical properties of the deposited films. The optical gap decreases from 4.6 eV to 2.7 eV with increasing polyaniline content from 0.5 to 5 wt. % confirming the improvement of the semi-conductive properties. Due to the absorption properties in near infrared of the thin composite layers they can be promising materials for optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications.
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- 2019
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