Published : 2022-06-14

Effect of reaction time on the structure and optical properties of P3HT/MWCNT-OH nanocomposites

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In the present study, stereoregular poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) coated hydroxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-OH) nanocomposites were prepared over different reaction times of non-covalent functionalization. The reaction time was set as 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours. The structure and optical characteristics of nanocomposites were analyzed using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, respectively. Reaction time affected prepared nanocomposites by decreasing the intensity of the P3HT/MWCNT-OH peaks gradually with increasing of the reaction time. Comparing with the pure P3HT and MWCNT-OH, the calculated energy band gap and the Urbach energy of the nanocomposites were reduced proportionally as the reaction time reached 120 hours and achieved 2.60 and 0.329 eV, respectively.



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Norizan, M. N., Abdullah, N. ., Demon, S. Z. N., Halim, N. A. ., Sa’aya, N. S. N., & Mohamad, I. S. . (2022). Effect of reaction time on the structure and optical properties of P3HT/MWCNT-OH nanocomposites. Polimery, 67(5), 205-211. https://doi.org/10.14314/polimery.2022.5.3