2019/10/19 by Muhamad Doris, Azzuliani Supangat, Doris, Muhamad +7
Chemistry · Engineering · Materials Science · #Advancements in Battery Materials #Applied Physics (physics.app-ph) #Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research #Carbon nanotube #Chemical engineering #Composite material #Composite number #Conducting polymers and applications #FOS: Physical sciences #Field emission microscopy #Fullerene Chemistry and Applications #Heterojunction #High-resolution transmission electron microscopy #Materials science #Nanotechnology #Nanotube #Optics #Optoelectronics #Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation #Spin coating #Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication #Thin film #Transmission electron microscopy
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1910.08698
published in arXiv (Cornell University) (Cornell University)
openalex publication_date 2019/10/19 · openalex created_date 2022/10/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
In this study, we investigate the morphological, structural, and optical\nproperties of both bulk-heterojunction and composite nanotubes that composed of\nthiophene-based small molecules BHBT2 and fullerene PC71BM. Mix-blended and\ntemplate-assisted methods were used to fabricate the bulk-heterojunction and\ncomposite nanotubes, respectively. A single material of BHBT2 thin films and\nnanotubes that fabricated via spin-coating and template-assisted methods,\nrespectively, was also studied. Two different formations between\nbulk-heterojunction and composite nanotubes were compared to elaborate their\nadvancement in properties. Absorption spectra of BHBT2:PC71BM\nbulk-heterojunction and composite nanotubes have fallen within the\nultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) range. Field emission scanning electron microscope\n(FESEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) images\nshow that the carbon-rich of PC71BM, has successfully infiltrated into the\nBHBT2 nanotube to form the BHBT2:PC71BM composite nanotubes. However, due to\nthe informality distribution of infiltration, charge carrier transfer is seen\nto be better in bulk-heterojunction rather than in the composite nanotubes.\n