Abstract

Hybrid organic/inorganic nanocomposites are the subject of a fast growing area of research, especially when the organic component is a conjugated polymer. The benefits of these hybrid materials come from both the organic, allowing easy thin-film processing, and the inorganic component, which is more suitable for current injection. The interactions between the inorganic and the organic phase within the nanocomposite can be mediated by radiative or nonradiative energy transfer, or both. In particular, Forster nonradiative energy transfer can be exploited as a strategy in hybrid inorganic-organic composite systems for the non-optical excitation of the conjugated polymer.

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