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One-step generated poly(3-methylthiophene)/CdSe nanocomposite thin films: redox, impedance and enhanced photoelectrochemical properties

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Poly(3-methylthiophene)-cadmium selenide (PMeT-CdSe)-modified electrode was galvanostatically prepared in CH3CN/LiClO4 in the presence of 3-methylthiophene and nanoparticles of CdSe. The synthesized composites were characterized by the UV–vis spectroscopy, scanning electronic microscopy, Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) techniques. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were used to investigate the electrochemical behaviour of the resulting materials. This study showed that the presence of CdSe nanoparticles in the poly(3-methylthiophene) film improves the optical properties of PMeT via a simple preparation method and shows that these films could be used in photoelectrochemical applications such as the photovoltaic cells.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Ferhat Abbas Setif 1 University for the financial support. We thank Mrs. H. Lecocq and Mr. P. Decorse (ITODYS, University Paris Diderot) for their efficient assistance with SEM and XPS, respectively. Dr. Salhi Billel (IEMN Villeneuve d’Ascq, France) is acknowledged for EDX analyses.

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  1. Laboratoire d’Electrochimie et Matériaux, Département de Génie des Procédés, Faculté de Technologie, Université Ferhat Abbas, Sétif 1, Algérie

    Ahmed Madani & Naima Maouche

  2. Laboratoire des Matériaux Polymériques Multiphasiques, Département de Génie des Procédés, Faculté de Technologie, Université Ferhat Abbas, Sétif 1, Algérie

    Farid Riahi

  3. Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris Est–Equipe Systèmes Polymères Complexes, UMR 7182 CNRS, UPEC, Université Paris-Est, 2-8 rue Henri Dunant, 94320, Thiais, France

    Mohamed M. Chehimi

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Madani, A., Maouche, N., Riahi, F. et al. One-step generated poly(3-methylthiophene)/CdSe nanocomposite thin films: redox, impedance and enhanced photoelectrochemical properties. Ionics 21, 2031–2037 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-015-1382-6

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