Abstract
The nanocomposite composed of CdSe quantum dots and conductive polymer (OC1C10-PPV) was investigated. The spherical 3.8-nm functionalized CdSe quantum dots were synthesized by a colloidal chemical method. The conductive polymer OC1C10-PPV was synthesized from 1-methoxyl-4-(3,7dimethyl-octanoxyl) benzene and 4-methoxylphenol. The quantum dots were mixed with OC1C10-PPV before and after polymerization. It was found quantum dots will affect the polymerization of OC1C10-PPV. The photoluminescence (PL) peaks from CdSe and OC1C10-PPV was 590 nm (FWHM∼26 nm) and 555 nm (FWHM∼50 nm), respectively. Photoluminescence spectra of nanocomposite displayed mixed characters of quantum dots and OC1C10-PPV.