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Poly(3-alkylthiophene) diblock copolymers with ordered microstructures and continuous semiconducting pathways.

Victor Ho¹, Bryan W Boudouris, Bryan L McCulloch

¹Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.

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|May 26, 2011

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Researchers developed novel conjugated rod-coil block copolymers, balancing liquid crystalline and enthalpic interactions. This allows for hexagonally packed polylactide cylinders in a poly(3-alkylthiophene) matrix, crucial for organic electronics.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Polymer Chemistry
Organic Electronics

Background:

Conjugated rod-coil diblock copolymers self-assemble via liquid crystalline (rod-rod) and enthalpic (rod-coil) interactions.
Classical block copolymers form diverse nanostructures, but rod-rod interactions in rod-coil systems favor lamellar structures.
Previous attempts to create specific nanostructures in polythiophene-based block copolymers were hindered by poly(3-alkylthiophene) crystallization.

Purpose of the Study:

To achieve novel nanostructures in conjugated rod-coil block copolymers by balancing rod-rod and rod-coil interactions.
To create hexagonally packed polylactide (PLA) cylinders within a semiconducting poly(3-alkylthiophene) (P3AT) matrix for enhanced functionality.
To overcome the crystallization tendency of P3AT in block copolymers for improved self-assembly.

Main Methods:

Synthesizing P3AT-PLA diblock copolymers with carefully designed P3AT moieties.
Controlling the balance between polymer crystallization and microphase separation through chemical dissimilarity.
Characterizing the self-assembled nanostructures and charge transport properties.

Main Results:

Demonstrated the formation of hexagonally packed PLA cylinders within a P3AT matrix.
Achieved long-range ordered nanostructures across all block copolymer compositions.
Confirmed that the P3AT moiety retains its crystalline packing and high charge transport (μ(h) ~10(-4) cm(2) V(-1) s(-1)) in the confined nanostructure.

Conclusions:

Careful design of P3AT-PLA block copolymers enables the formation of desired nanostructures beyond lamellar phases.
These ordered nanostructures are promising for applications in organic photovoltaics and other functional materials.
The study highlights the successful integration of charge transport properties into complex block copolymer architectures.