A Novel Photoconductive PVK/SiO2 Interpenetrated Network Prepared by the Sol−Gel Process
Author(s) -
G. Ramos,
Tomás Belenguer,
Eusebio Bernabéu,
Francisco del Monte,
David Lévy
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the journal of physical chemistry b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.864
H-Index - 392
eISSN - 1520-6106
pISSN - 1520-5207
DOI - 10.1021/jp026759+
Subject(s) - photoconductivity , materials science , sol gel , photosensitivity , hybrid material , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , engineering
In this work, we describe the preparation of a novel photoconductive sol−gel material based on an organic/inorganic interpenetrating network (IPN). The composition of the sol−gel photoconductive material mimics the well-known polymeric one based on poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) as the charge-transporting matrix and 2,4,7-trinitro-9-fluorenone (TNF) as the sensitizer. The resulting photoconductive material (PVK/SiO_2 IPN) shows a photosensitivity of 10^-11 cm/(Ω W) in range to that reported for some analogue polymeric compounds and the highest ever reported for hybrid sol−gel materials
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