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Hybrid Nanocomposites for Nanotechnology pp 289–319Cite as

Next-Generation Hybrid Nanocomposite Materials Based on Conducting Organic Polymers: Energy Storage and Conversion Devices

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This review deals with the most recent developments in the field of hybrid nanocomposite materials based on conducting organic polymers (COPs) with special emphasis on their impact on energy-related devices. Our aim is to introduce the reader to the fascinating world of conducting organic polymers, from basic aspects related to their working mechanism to their interplay with inorganic compounds to form hybrid organic–inorganic functional materials. The multifunctionality observed from these nanocomposite materials empower their application in a wide variety of energy-related devices capable to produce, convert or save energy. In addition to the later is their low-cost fabrication capability, linked to COPs processability, which makes hybrid organic–inorganic materials a powerful resource for the energy sector. In this review, we will focus on the design of hybrid nanocomposite materials based on COPs and their application in the “state-of the art” energy-related devices such as electrochemical supercapacitors and photovoltaic devices.

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Notes

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    watt-peak, a unit of power output representing the maximum output in watt of a 1 m2 solar panel at 25°C.

Abbreviations

C:

Carbon

C2A:

Carboxylated diacetylene

CNs:

Carbon nanotubes

CNT:

Carbon nanotube

COP:

Conducting organic polymer

CV:

Cyclic voltammetry

ETA:

Extremely thin absorbers

FF:

Fill factor

HTM:

Hole-transport material

HSC:

Hybrid organic–inorganic solar cell

J SC :

Current density in the short-circuit mode

MDMO-PPV:

Poly[2-methoxy-5-(3,7-dimethyloctyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene]

MEH-PPV:

Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethylhexyloxy-p-phenylenevinylene]

MWNT:

Multiwalled carbon nanotube

POTP:

Poly(9,9′-dioctylfluorene-co-bithiophene)

PAni:

Polyaniline

PA-PPV:

Poly[N-phenylimino-1,4-phenylene-1,2-ethylene-1,4-(2,5-dioctoxy)phenylene-1,2-ethenylene-1,4-phenylene]

PCBM:

1-(3-methoxycarbonyl)propyl-1-phenyl[6,6]C61

PEP:

Photoelectrochemical polymerization

PEDOT:

Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)

PEP:

Photoelectrochemical polymerization

PPy:

Polypyrrole

PVK:

Poly(N-vinyl carbazole)

PU2T:

Poly(3-undecyl-2,2′-bithiophene)

P3HT:

Poly(3-hexylthiophene)

P3OT:

Poly(3-octylthiophene)

P4BTH:

Poly(4-undecyl-2,2′-bithiophene)

SWNT:

Single-walled carbon nanotube

PMOs:

Polyoxometalates

PW12:

Phosphotungstic acid (H3PW12O40)

PMo12:

Phosphomolybdic acid (H3PMo12O40)

SiW12:

Silicotungstic acid (H4SiW12O40)

Spiro-OMeTAD:

2,2′,7,7′-Tetrakis(N,N-di-p-methoxyphenyl-amine)9,9′-spirobifluorene

ss-DSSC:

Solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell

V OC :

Voltage in open-circuit mode

VK:

N-Vinyl carbazole

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M.L-C. would like to thank Dr. Frederik C. Krebs (Denmark) and Dr. Shozo Yanagida (Japan) for their support during the visit to their laboratories. She is also grateful to AGAUR for the support to visit RISO National Laboratory (Denmark, 2004), to the Canon Foundation in Europe for the visiting grant to the Centre for Advanced Science and Innovation (Japan, 2006), to the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (MAT 2005-07683-C02-01 and ENE2008-04373/ALT) and to the “Ramon y Cajal” program (Spain) for the support.

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