Assembl y of Poly-3-Hexylthiophene Nano-Crystallites into Low Dimensional Structures Using Indandione Derivatives
Conductive polymer poly-3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) needles were self-assembled using a second component (indandione derivatives) as a linking agent to enhance their long range alignment. The morphologies of the hybrid organic/organic materials were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM...
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| author | Amir Fahmi Neil Shirtcliffe Clifford Fowkes Nicolas Cheval Valdis Kampars |
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| description | Conductive polymer poly-3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) needles were self-assembled using a second component (indandione derivatives) as a linking agent to enhance their long range alignment. The morphologies of the hybrid organic/organic materials were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Both linear and branched structures could be produced, with the degree of branching depending upon the linker used. Incorporation of indandione derivatives broadened the UV absorbance band of P3HT without significant change to its photoluminescence. This hybrid material could open a promising avenue in photovoltaic applications due to its interesting morphologies and optical properties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-103fbe319ec945fabc1af00068cab1602022-12-21T21:51:52ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912013-02-013110711610.3390/nano3010107Assembl y of Poly-3-Hexylthiophene Nano-Crystallites into Low Dimensional Structures Using Indandione DerivativesAmir FahmiNeil ShirtcliffeClifford FowkesNicolas ChevalValdis KamparsConductive polymer poly-3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) needles were self-assembled using a second component (indandione derivatives) as a linking agent to enhance their long range alignment. The morphologies of the hybrid organic/organic materials were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Both linear and branched structures could be produced, with the degree of branching depending upon the linker used. Incorporation of indandione derivatives broadened the UV absorbance band of P3HT without significant change to its photoluminescence. This hybrid material could open a promising avenue in photovoltaic applications due to its interesting morphologies and optical properties.http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/3/1/107poly-3-hexylthiophenedirected self-assemblyindandione derivativesnanofibers |
| spellingShingle | Amir Fahmi Neil Shirtcliffe Clifford Fowkes Nicolas Cheval Valdis Kampars Assembl y of Poly-3-Hexylthiophene Nano-Crystallites into Low Dimensional Structures Using Indandione Derivatives Nanomaterials poly-3-hexylthiophene directed self-assembly indandione derivatives nanofibers |
| title | Assembl y of Poly-3-Hexylthiophene Nano-Crystallites into Low Dimensional Structures Using Indandione Derivatives |
| title_full | Assembl y of Poly-3-Hexylthiophene Nano-Crystallites into Low Dimensional Structures Using Indandione Derivatives |
| title_fullStr | Assembl y of Poly-3-Hexylthiophene Nano-Crystallites into Low Dimensional Structures Using Indandione Derivatives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assembl y of Poly-3-Hexylthiophene Nano-Crystallites into Low Dimensional Structures Using Indandione Derivatives |
| title_short | Assembl y of Poly-3-Hexylthiophene Nano-Crystallites into Low Dimensional Structures Using Indandione Derivatives |
| title_sort | assembl y of poly 3 hexylthiophene nano crystallites into low dimensional structures using indandione derivatives |
| topic | poly-3-hexylthiophene directed self-assembly indandione derivatives nanofibers |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/3/1/107 |
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