Issue 45, 2014

Robust polythiophene nanowires cross-linked with functional fullerenes

Abstract

Poly(3-hexyl thiophene) (P3HT)-block-poly(3-(3-aminopropyl)oxymethyl thiophene) (P3AmT) diblock copolymers were synthesized and assembled into nanowires by solvent-induced crystallization. Bis(4-[1,6-hexyldiisocyanate]benzylpyrrolidine)-C60 was synthesized and used to covalently cross-link the structures, affording robust p-type/n-type nanowires. These cross-linked nanowires proved stable to solvents and temperatures that would disrupt conventional P3HT-nanowires, as characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy. Photoluminescence spectroscopy showed quenching of the PL signal of the fullerene-crosslinked material, suggesting electronic communication between the polymer and fullerene in these novel donor/acceptor assemblies. Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD) showed a similar crystal structure for nanowires before and after cross-linking, while field effect transistor transfer measurements of the cross-linked nanowires showed hole and electron mobilities of 3.5 × 10−5 cm2 V−1 s−1 and 4.6 × 10−5 cm2 V−1 s−1, respectively.

Graphical abstract: Robust polythiophene nanowires cross-linked with functional fullerenes

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Aug 2014
Accepted
02 Oct 2014
First published
16 Oct 2014

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014,2, 9674-9682

Robust polythiophene nanowires cross-linked with functional fullerenes

B. A. G. Hammer, M. A. Reyes-Martinez, F. A. Bokel, F. Liu, T. P. Russell, R. C. Hayward, A. L. Briseno and T. Emrick, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2, 9674 DOI: 10.1039/C4TC01898B

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