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ZnO nanoparticles embedded in polymeric matrices
Shailaja Mahamuni,B. S. Bendre,Valerie J. Leppert,C. A. Smith,D. Cooke,Subhash H. Risbud,Howard W. H. Lee +6 more
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In this paper, high stable, wurtzite quantum sized ZnO colloids encapsulated in polymers have been synthesized and shown to exhibit excitonic as well as trapped fluorescence.About:
This article is published in Nanostructured Materials.The article was published on 1996-08-01. It has received 53 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Wurtzite crystal structure & Absorption spectroscopy.read more
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High-efficiency inverted dithienogermole–thienopyrrolodione-based polymer solar cells
Cephas E. Small,Song Chen,Jegadesan Subbiah,Chad M. Amb,Sai-Wing Tsang,Tzung-Han Lai,John R. Reynolds,Franky So +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a high-efficiency polymer solar cell whose device architecture is compatible with a large-scale roll-to-roll process is demonstrated, achieving power conversion efficiency of around 7.4%.
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Highly monodisperse polymer-capped ZnO nanoparticles: Preparation and optical properties
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reported the preparation of highly monodisperse ZnO nanoparticles using poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) as the capping molecules.
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Optical phonon confinement in zinc oxide nanoparticles
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effect of confinement on optical phonons of different symmetries in the nanoparticles of zinc oxide with wurtzite structure using Raman spectroscopy.
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Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells: Five Core Technologies for Their Commercialization.
TL;DR: Both academic and industrial issues are reviewed by highlighting historically monumental research results and recent state-of-the-art progress in OSCs, including device efficiency, device stability, flexible and transparent electrodes, module designs, and printing techniques.
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Dispersion and surface functionalization of oxide nanoparticles for transparent photocatalytic and UV-protecting coatings and sunscreens
Bertrand Faure,German Salazar-Alvarez,Anwar Ahniyaz,Irune Villaluenga,Gemma Berriozabal,Yolanda R. de Miguel,Lennart Bergström +6 more
TL;DR: This review describes recent efforts on the synthesis, dispersion and surface functionalization of the three dominating oxide nanoparticles used for photocatalytic, UV-blocking and sunscreen applications: titania, zinc oxide, and ceria.
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Semiconductor clusters in the sol-gel process: quantized aggregation, gelation, and crystal growth in concentrated zinc oxide colloids
Lubomir Spanhel,Marc A. Anderson +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a new synthesis of ZnO wurtzite clusters (crystallite sizes 3-6 nm) was presented, employing ultrasound, allowing one to produce relatively highly concentrated 0.1 M Q-ZnO colloids within a few minutes.
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Quantum crystallites and nonlinear optics
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Semiconductor crystallites: a class of large molecules
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Preparation and characterization of quantum size zinc oxide: a detailed spectroscopic study
TL;DR: In this article, the synthesis of transparent colloidal suspensions of small zinc oxide particles in water, 2-propano1, and acetonitrile was described, and two fluorescence maxima were observed at the final growth stage of the ZnO particles.
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