ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRID ASSEMBLIES FOR SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION: THE ROLE OF ORDERED NANOSCALE STRUCTURE

摘要

Hybrid materials based on organic conjugated polymers and inorganic nanostructures have been at the leading edge of research and development. Hybridization of metal oxide semiconductors with conducting polymers is particularly interesting, since a wide range of properties can be combined with the properties of the polymer. TiO, ZnO, WO3, Fe3O4, V2O5, MoO3 etc. are often combined with different polymers (most importantly with thiophene-derivatives, polypyrrole and polyaniline). Such hybrid assemblies are promising candidates for utilization in various energy related applications such as solar cells, Li-ion batteries, (photo)-electrocatalysts, etc.