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Características térmicas y estructurales de los oligo(3-hexiltiofeno) s (3HT) n, n = 4-36
Felix Peter Vinzenz Koch1, Martin Heeney, Paul Smith
1Department of Materials, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich , Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|August 21, 2013
Resumen
Los oligo ((3-hexiltiofeno) exhiben dos estructuras de estado sólido con propiedades térmicas distintas. Las condiciones de procesamiento pueden controlar la conversión entre estos polimorfos, impactando el comportamiento del material.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencia de los materiales Ciencia de los materiales.
- Química de Polímeros La Química de Polímeros es la química de los polímeros.
- Física del estado sólido Física del estado sólido
Sus antecedentes:
- Los oligo 3-hexiltiofeno (3HT) regiorregulares son compuestos modelo para el estudio del poli3-hexiltiofeno (P3HT).
- Comprender sus estructuras de estado sólido y propiedades térmicas es crucial para el desarrollo de materiales electrónicos orgánicos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar las características térmicas y estructurales de los oligo(3-hexiltiofeno) con diferentes longitudes de cadena (n=4-36).
- Para identificar diferentes polimorfos de estado sólido y sus propiedades termodinámicas y cinéticas.
- Explorar la interconversión entre estos polimorfos y su relevancia para P3HT.
Principales métodos:
- Síntesis de monodispersa, regioregular oligo ((3-hexiltiofeno) s.
- Calorimetría de barrido diferencial (DSC) para el análisis térmico (temperaturas de fusión, entalpias de fusión).
- Difracción de rayos X (XRD) o técnicas similares para caracterizar las estructuras de estado sólido.
- Tratamientos de procesamiento controlado para inducir la interconversión polimórfica.
Principales resultados:
- Se identificaron dos distintos polimorfos de estado sólido (Forma I y Forma II), que difieren en la interdigitación de la cadena lateral hexilo.
- La Forma II exhibe una temperatura de fusión significativamente más baja (~116 °C) y una mayor entalpía de fusión en comparación con la Forma I (~298 °C).
- Un cruce de la Forma II preferida termodinámicamente a la Forma I favorecida cinéticamente ocurre en n=12.
- Los oligo ((3-hexiltiofeno) en el rango 10 ≤ n ≤ 21 pueden convertirse de manera reversible entre polimorfos a través del procesamiento.
Conclusiones:
- El estudio revela ideas críticas sobre el polimorfismo de los oligo 3-hexiltiofeno, destacando la influencia de la longitud de la cadena y el procesamiento.
- Los hallazgos proporcionan una comprensión fundamental de las relaciones estructura-propiedad relevantes para P3HT.
- El control del polimorfismo a través del procesamiento ofrece potencial para ajustar el rendimiento de los dispositivos de semiconductores orgánicos.
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