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Tran VV, Jeong G, Wi E, Lee D, Chang M. Design and Fabrication of Ultrathin Nanoporous Donor-Acceptor Copolymer-Based Organic Field-Effect Transistors for Enhanced VOC Sensing Performance. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:21270-21283. [PMID: 37092808 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c00105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The development of organic field-effect transistor (OFET) chemical sensors with high sensing performance and good air stability has remained a persistent challenge, thereby hindering their practical application. Herein, an OFET sensor based on a donor-acceptor copolymer is shown to provide high responsivity, sensitivity, and selectivity toward polar volatile organic compounds, as well as good air stability. In detail, a polymer blend of N-alkyl-diketopyrrolo-pyrrole-dithienylthieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DPP-DTT) and polystyrene is coated onto an FET substrate via shearing-assisted phase separation (SAPS) combined with selective solvent etching to fabricate the DPP-DTT-based OFET device having an ultrathin nanoporous structure suitable for gas sensing applications. This is achieved via optimization of the film morphology by varying the shear rate to adjust the dynamic balance between the shear and capillary forces to obtain an ultrathin thickness (∼8 nm) and nanopore size (80 nm) that are favorable for the efficient diffusion and interaction of analytes with the active layer. In particular, the sensor presents high responsivities toward methanol (∼70%), acetone (∼51.3%), ethanol (∼39%), and isopropyl alcohol (IPA) (∼29.8%), along with fast response and recovery times of ∼80 and 234 s, respectively. Moreover, the average sensitivity was determined to be 5.75%/ppm from the linear plot of the responsivity against the methanol concentration in the range of 1-100 ppm. Importantly, the device also exhibits excellent long-term (30-day) air and thermal storage stability, thereby demonstrating its high potential for practical applications.
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- Vinh Van Tran
- Laser and Thermal Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Laser and Thermal Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- Alan G. MacDiarmid Energy Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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Li D, He X, Zhao L, Jia M, Li H, Zhang S, Zhang X, Chen J, Jin Q, Xu J. Ultrafast Electron Transfer Dynamics of Organic Polymer Nanoparticles with Graphene Oxide. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202300025. [PMID: 36691919 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We prepared organic polymer poly-3-hexylthiophene (p3ht) nanoparticles (NPs) and graphene oxide (GO)/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) composites p3ht NPs-GO/RGO by using the reprecipitation method. We demonstrated that GO/RGO could improve the ordering and planarity of p3ht chains as well as the formation of p3ht NPs, and confirmed the effects of GO/RGO on the fluorescence and carrier transport dynamics of p3ht NPs by using femtosecond fluorescence upconversion and transient absorption (TA) techniques. Ultrafast electron transfer (∼1 ps) between GO/RGO and p3ht NPs quenched the fluorescence of p3ht NPs, indicating excellent properties of p3ht NPs-GO/RGO as the charge transfer complexes. Efficient electron transfer may promote the applications of p3ht NPs-GO/RGO composites in organic polymer solar cells and photocatalysis. Moreover, RGO had stronger interfacial interactions and more matched conduction band energy levels with p3ht NPs than GO did, which implied that p3ht NPs-RGO might have greater application values than p3ht NPs-GO.
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- Dong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of, Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Suzhou University, 49 Bianhe Middle Road, Suzhou, 234000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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Spann R, Boucher D. Impact of molecular weight on the solubility parameters of poly(3‐hexylthiophene). Journal of Polymer Science 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Rashawn Spann
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Charleston Charleston South Carolina USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Charleston Charleston South Carolina USA
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Liang S, He S, Zhang M, Yan Y, Jin T, Lian T, Lin Z. Tailoring Charge Separation at Meticulously Engineered Conjugated Polymer/Perovskite Quantum Dot Interface for Photocatalyzing Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:12901-12914. [PMID: 35816775 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c04680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
In stark contrast to conventional organic ligand-capped counterparts, the ability to create stable metal halide perovskite nanocrystals strongly tethered with conjugated polymers (CPs) represents an important endeavor toward tailoring charge carrier dynamics at their interface that critically underpins applications of this unique class of all semiconducting, organic-inorganic nanomaterials for optoelectronics. This, however, has yet to be largely explored. Herein, we report, for the first time, the unraveling of efficient charge separation at judiciously designed CP/perovskite quantum dot (QD) interface for photoinduced atom transfer radical polymerization (p-ATRP). Such scrutiny is rendered by in situ crafting an array of monodisperse, highly stable, CP-ligated perovskite QDs with precisely controlled dimensions of each constituent via capitalizing on unimolecular, amphiphilic starlike block copolymers as nanoreactors. The intimate and permanent surface tethering of CPs imparts remarkable thermal, photo, and polar solvent stabilities of CP-ligated perovskite QDs. More importantly, they manifest efficient interfacial charge separation with a profound dependence on the length of ligated CPs and the size of perovskite QDs. The outstanding structural stabilities and charge separation characteristic enable CP-ligated perovskite QDs as robust photocatalysts for p-ATRP of a wide selection of monomers with stable and controllable reaction kinetics, also depending crucially on the length of CPs and the size of perovskite QDs. In principle, an exciting variety of CP-ligated, uniform perovskite QDs with virtually unlimited material choice of both markedly improved stabilities and tunable electronic band alignments can be readily accessed by exploiting the amphiphilic starlike block copolymer nanoreactor strategy for use in photodetectors, sensors, and LEDs, among other areas.
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- Shuang Liang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States.,School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States.,School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Savedra RML, de Morais MNB, Siqueira MF. On the microstructures of the bulk of P3HT amorphous films obtained from two protocols: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations. J Mol Graph Model 2022; 117:108279. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2022.108279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Zhao X, Sun P, Zhao K. The relationship between the concentration of conjugated polymer of an aggregation status and absorbance of UV–Vis absorption spectra during the aggregation process of conjugated polymer solutions. Polym Bull (Berl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-022-04314-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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King M, Gottlieb D, Boucher D. Impact of regioregularity on the solubility parameters of poly(3‐hexylthiophene). Journal of Polymer Science 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- McKenna King
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Charleston Charleston South Carolina USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Charleston Charleston South Carolina USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Charleston Charleston South Carolina USA
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Roncaselli LKM, Silva EA, Braunger ML, Ramanitra HH, Stephen M, Citolino LVL, Fernandes JD, Simõis AVS, Constantino CJL, Agostini DLS, Bégué D, Hiorns RC, Olivati CA. Influence of solvents on the morphology of Langmuir and Langmuir-Schaefer films of PCBM and PCBM-based oligomers and polymers. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:12442-12456. [PMID: 35575028 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05408b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Fullerene-based polymers and oligomers combined with non-fullerene acceptors show extremely high efficiencies in organic photovoltaic devices. Furthermore, fullerene-based materials are of interest for use in anti-cancer and anti-viral treatments, where their presence can enhance the efficacy of medication considerably. Therefore, it remains important to understand their morphology and electronic properties to improve devices and technological applications. The main goal of this study is to prepare and characterize Langmuir and Langmuir-Schaefer films of PCBM-based materials to investigate the influence of different solvents such as chloroform, toluene, and xylene, and co-components on their morphology. PCBM-based materials were thus studied either alone or in mixtures with a polythiophene derivative (poly(3-hexythiophene), P3HT) commonly used in organic photovoltaic devices. The formation of Langmuir films was studied using surface pressure isotherms and Brewster's angle microscopy (BAM), where the homogeneity, phase behavior, and morphology of the films were investigated. In addition, Langmuir-Schaefer films were characterized by UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and Raman spectroscopy, providing information on the morphology of the solid films. This study has shown that it is possible to successfully fabricate Langmuir and Langmuir-Schaefer films of PCBM and PCBM-based oligomers and polymers, both pure and in mixtures with P3HT, to compare their organization, roughness, and optical properties. With the Langmuir films, it was possible to estimate the area of the molecules and visualize their aggregation through BAM images, establishing a relationship between the area occupied by these materials and the solvent used. All characterization techniques corroborate that the use of chloroform significantly reduced the roughness of the LS films mixed with P3HT and also presented a higher ordering compared to films prepared with xylene solutions.
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- Lucas K M Roncaselli
- School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, 19060-900, SP, Brazil
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- CERI EE/IMT Nord Europe (École nationale supérieure des Mines-Télécom de Nord Europe), France
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- School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, 19060-900, SP, Brazil
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- CNRS/Univ Pau & Pays Adour, Institut des Science Analytiques et Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Materiaux, Pau, France.
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- CNRS/Univ Pau & Pays Adour, Institut des Science Analytiques et Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Materiaux, Pau, France.
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- School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, 19060-900, SP, Brazil
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- School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, 19060-900, SP, Brazil
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- School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, 19060-900, SP, Brazil
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- School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, 19060-900, SP, Brazil
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- School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, 19060-900, SP, Brazil
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- CNRS/Univ Pau & Pays Adour, Institut des Science Analytiques et Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Materiaux, Pau, France.
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- CNRS/Univ Pau & Pays Adour, Institut des Science Analytiques et Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Materiaux, Pau, France.
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- CNRS/Univ Pau & Pays Adour, Institut des Science Analytiques et Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Materiaux, Pau, France.
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- Tianyu Wu
- Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Advanced Materials Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- Advanced Materials Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- Advanced Materials Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Advanced Materials Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- HaeRang Lee
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University Seoul South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University Seoul South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University Seoul South Korea
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Wu CH, Hua CC, Wang CI. Effects of solvation shell relaxation on chain association mechanisms in poly(3-hexylthiophene) solutions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:12005-12014. [PMID: 34008625 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp00869b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Using poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) as a model conjugated polymer and atomistic molecular dynamics simulations with carefully verified force fields, we performed in-depth investigations of solvation shell properties of P3HT chains (15 repeating units per chain) in two representative groups of non-polar (or aprotic) organic solvents (better solvents: ortho-dichlorobenzene, bromobenzene, and chlorobenzene; poorer solvents: chloroform, para-xylene, and toluene). We demonstrated that solvation shell relaxation properties in P3HT solutions dictate the formation of regular π-π associations and, hence, crystallinity through the initial chain association and subsequent chain sliding. In contrast, the mean features of polymer-solvent interactions, including solvation free energy and radial distribution function, present little or no difference for all solvent media investigated. Better-solvent media were revealed to bear relatively large values of the first solvation shell relaxation time (τ1 ≫ 100 ps) as well as larger ratios of relaxation times for the first two solvation shells (τ1/τ2 > 2), and vice versa for poorer-solvent media (τ1 ≪ 100 ps and τ1/τ2 < 2). The linear hexyl side-chain unit was noted to substantially enlarge both quantities while notably reducing the solvation free energy as well. As discussed herein, these findings shed new light on the mechanistic features by which solvent quality impacts the degree of π-π association crucial for modern applications with crystalline conjugated polymers.
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- Ching H Wu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi 62102, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi 62102, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Zhao X, Sun P, Zhao K. The study of aggregation dynamics of conjugated polymer solutions in UV-vis absorbance spectra by considering the changing rate of average photon energy. Heliyon 2021; 7:e06638. [PMID: 33889772 PMCID: PMC8050370 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The changing rate of average photon energy ('Eave) can describe the UV-vis absorbance spectra over a wavelength range. During the aggregation process of poly (3-hexylselenophene) (P3HS) and poly (3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) solutions that form J-aggregates, 'Eave always decrease and the relationship between 'Eave and time is an exponential model. 'Eave can predict the time when the aggregation process is completed or how far the aggregation process is from the completion. Hansen Solubility Parameter (HSP) of the solvent can be used to predict 'Eave of some conjugated polymer solutions without doing experiments. ''E0ave (changing rate of 'Eave at the beginning of the aggregation process) has been calculated to reflect the overall changing trend of 'Eave and reflects the compatibility between solvent and solute. Therefore, 'Eave is suitable to describe the aggregation dynamics of conjugated polymer solutions by evaluating the aggregation process in UV-vis absorbance spectra.
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- Xinyi Zhao
- Zhengzhou University, School of Chemical Engineering, 100 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China
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- Zhengzhou University, School of Chemical Engineering, 100 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China
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- Zhengzhou University, School of Mechanics and Safety Engineering Science, 100 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China
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Jeon J, Tan ATL, Lee J, Park JE, Won S, Kim S, Bedewy M, Go J, Kim JK, Hart AJ, Wie JJ. High-Speed Production of Crystalline Semiconducting Polymer Line Arrays by Meniscus Oscillation Self-Assembly. ACS Nano 2020; 14:17254-17261. [PMID: 33232120 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Evaporative self-assembly of semiconducting polymers is a low-cost route to fabricating micrometer and nanoscale features for use in organic and flexible electronic devices. However, in most cases, rate is limited by the kinetics of solvent evaporation, and it is challenging to achieve uniformity over length- and time-scales that are compelling for manufacturing scale-up. In this study, we report high-throughput, continuous printing of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) by a modified doctor blading technique with oscillatory meniscus motion-meniscus-oscillated self-assembly (MOSA), which forms P3HT features ∼100 times faster than previously reported techniques. The meniscus is pinned to a roller, and the oscillatory meniscus motion of the roller generates repetitive cycles of contact-line formation and subsequent slip. The printed P3HT lines demonstrate reproducible and tailorable structures: nanometer scale thickness, micrometer scale width, submillimeter pattern intervals, and millimeter-to-centimeter scale coverage with highly defined boundaries. The line width as well as interval of P3HT patterns can be independently controlled by varying the polymer concentration levels and the rotation rate of the roller. Furthermore, grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS) reveals that this dynamic meniscus control technique dramatically enhances the crystallinity of P3HT. The MOSA process can potentially be applied to other geometries, and to a wide range of solution-based precursors, and therefore will develop for practical applications in printed electronics.
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- Jisoo Jeon
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
- Program in Environmental and Polymer Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Kyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
- Program in Environmental and Polymer Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
- Program in Environmental and Polymer Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Kyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
- Program in Environmental and Polymer Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Tianyu Wu
- Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Chemnitz University of Technology, Str. der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Materials Research Center FMF, University of Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Str. 21, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies FIT, University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Flora D. Tsourtou
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras & FORTH-ICE/HT, GR 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Molecular Thermodynamics and Modelling of Materials Laboratory, Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, GR-15310 Agia Paraskevi
Attikis, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras & FORTH-ICE/HT, GR 26504 Patras, Greece
- Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Particle Technology Laboratory, ETH Zürich, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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Kubota R, Sasaki Y, Minamiki T, Minami T. Chemical Sensing Platforms Based on Organic Thin-Film Transistors Functionalized with Artificial Receptors. ACS Sens 2019; 4:2571-2587. [PMID: 31475522 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) have attracted intense attention as promising electronic devices owing to their various applications such as rollable active-matrix displays, flexible nonvolatile memories, and radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags. To further broaden the scope of the application of OTFTs, we focus on the host-guest chemistry combined with the electronic devices. Extended-gate types of OTFTs functionalized with artificial receptors were fabricated to achieve chemical sensing of targets in complete aqueous media. Organic and inorganic ions (cations and anions), neutral molecules, and proteins, which are regarded as target analytes in the field of host-guest chemistry, were electrically detected by artificial receptors. Molecular recognition phenomena on the extended-gate electrode were evaluated by several analytical methods such as photoemission yield spectroscopy in the air, contact angle goniometry, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Interestingly, the electrical responses of the OTFTs were highly sensitive to the chemical structures of the guests. Thus, the OTFTs will facilitate the selective sensing of target analytes and the understanding of chemical conversions in biological and environmental systems. Furthermore, such cross-reactive responses observed in our studies will provide some important insights into next-generation sensing systems such as OTFT arrays. We strongly believe that our approach will enable the development of new intriguing sensor platforms in the field of host-guest chemistry, analytical chemistry, and organic electronics.
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- Riku Kubota
- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153−8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153−8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153−8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153−8505, Japan
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Niefind F, Karande S, Frost F, Abel B, Kahnt A. Solvent influence on the surface morphology of P3HT thin films revealed by photoemission electron microscopy. Nanoscale Adv 2019; 1:3883-3886. [PMID: 36132106 PMCID: PMC9417572 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00419j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Only rigorous understanding of the relationship between the nanoscale morphology of organic thin films and the performance of the devices built from them will ultimately lead to design rules that can guide a structured development on the field of organic electronics. Despite great effort, unraveling the nanoscale structure of the films is still a challenge in itself. Here we demonstrate that photoemission electron microscopy can provide valuable insights into the chain orientation, domains size and grain boundary characteristics of P3HT films spun cast from different solvents at room as well as at elevated temperatures.
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- Falk Niefind
- Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM) Permoserstr. 15 04318 Leipzig Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM) Permoserstr. 15 04318 Leipzig Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM) Permoserstr. 15 04318 Leipzig Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM) Permoserstr. 15 04318 Leipzig Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM) Permoserstr. 15 04318 Leipzig Germany
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Sharp D, Taylor S, Andrews M, Boucher D. Impact of Varying Binary Solvent Gradients on the Solubility Parameters of Poly(3-hexylthiophene). MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201800406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Devin Sharp
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; School of Sciences and Mathematics; College of Charleston; Charleston SC 29401 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; School of Sciences and Mathematics; College of Charleston; Charleston SC 29401 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; School of Sciences and Mathematics; College of Charleston; Charleston SC 29401 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; School of Sciences and Mathematics; College of Charleston; Charleston SC 29401 USA
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Mcbride M, Persson N, Reichmanis E, Grover M. Solving Materials’ Small Data Problem with Dynamic Experimental Databases. Processes (Basel) 2018; 6:79. [DOI: 10.3390/pr6070079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Sapolsky M, McFaddin J, Boucher D. Aggregation Behavior of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) in Solvent Mixtures: Linear Solvation Energy Relationship (LSER) Modeling and COSMO-RS Calculations. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201700545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Marni Sapolsky
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; School of Sciences and Mathematics; College of Charleston; Charleston SC 29401 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; School of Sciences and Mathematics; College of Charleston; Charleston SC 29401 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; School of Sciences and Mathematics; College of Charleston; Charleston SC 29401 USA
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Minamiki T, Hashima Y, Sasaki Y, Minami T. An electrolyte-gated polythiophene transistor for the detection of biogenic amines in water. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:6907-6910. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc02462f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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An ultra-low voltage operatable thin-film transistor based on a polythiophene pendant with a carboxy sidechain can detect biogenic amines in water.
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- Tsukuru Minamiki
- Institute of Industrial Science
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo 153-8505
- Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo 153-8505
- Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo 153-8505
- Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo 153-8505
- Japan
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