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Study of blue electroluminescence from titania nanotubes doped into a polymeric matrix

L Qian1, T Zhang1, S Wageh1, Z-S Jin2, Z-L Du2, Y-S Wang1 and X-R Xu1

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The blue electroluminescence from titania nanotubes doped into poly(2-methoxy-5-(2-ethyl hexyloxy)-p-phenylene vinylene) (MEH-PPV) was studied. The results of absorption and photoluminescence demonstrated that the observed blue electroluminescence in the nanocomposites comes directly from band-to-band transitions of titania nanotubes. The relative intensity of the blue electroluminescence was enhanced by increasing the content of titania nanotubes. Moreover, polymer light-emitting diodes doped with titania nanotubes showed higher carrier transport ability and lower onset voltages. Electroluminescence from one-dimensional materials has potential applications in nanoscale electrical and optoelectronic devices.


PACS

78.60.Fi Electroluminescence

78.55.Hx Other solid inorganic materials

78.67.Ch Nanotubes

73.63.Fg Nanotubes

Subjects

Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical

Nanoscale science and low-D systems

Dates

Issue 1 (14 January 2006)

Received 17 August 2005, in final form 7 October 2005

Published 1 December 2005



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