Light Absorption and Luminescence Quenching Properties of Hybrid Bulk Heterojunction Materials Based on the Blend Conducting Polymers

We have investigated the enhancement absorption light and luminescence quenching properties of the hybrid bulk heterojunction systems which were fabricated using poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] (MEH-PPV); poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT); fullerene derivative 1-(3-methoxycarbonyl) propyl-1-phenyl-[6,6] C61 (PCBM) and TiO2 nanocrystals. The optimized material showed a broad absorption in the region of 350 to 670 nm and the luminescence quenching higher 85%. The obtained results provide further insight into photophysics of the heterojunction system and device performance improvement by using this system as an active layer.