Effect of CdSe nanoparticles on the fluorescence spectra of conjugate polymer P3HT: An experimental and theoretical study

In this work we have investigated the effect of CdSe nanoparticles (Nps) on the fluorescence spectra of conjugate polymer Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT). The fluorescence intensity is significantly decreased in both solution and solid films by the incorporation of CdSe Nps. This observed effect in the nanocomposite P3HT-CdSe is analyzed by using the Franck-Condon theory which reproduces correctly the decrease of the fluorescence with the Nps concentration and permits to reach the Huang-Rhys factor and the relaxation energy which are shown efficient to explain the fluorescence quenching.