Managing Local Order in Conjugated Polymer Blends via Polarity Contrast - Archive ouverte HAL Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Chemistry of Materials Année : 2019

Managing Local Order in Conjugated Polymer Blends via Polarity Contrast

Résumé

The optoelectronic landscape of conjugated polymers is intimately related to their molecular arrangement and packing, with minute changes in local order, such as chain conformation and torsional backbone order/disorder, frequently having a substantial effect on macroscopic properties. While many of these local features can be manipulated via chemical design, the synthesis of a series of compounds is often required to elucidate correlations between chemical structure and macromolecular ordering. Here, we show that blending semiconducting polymers with insulating commodity plastics enables controlled manipulation of the semiconductor backbone planarity. The key is to create a polarity difference between the semiconductor backbone and its side chains, while matching the polarity of the side chains and the additive. We demonstrate the applicability of this approach through judicious comparison of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) with two of its more polar derivatives, namely the diblock copolymer poly(3-hexylthiophene)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (P3HT-b-PEO) and the graft polymer poly[3-but(ethylene oxide)thiophene] (P3BEOT), as well as their blends with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO). Proximity between polar side chains and a similarly polar additive reduces steric hindrance between individual chain segments by essentially “expelling” the side chains away from the semiconducting backbones. This process, shown to be facilitated via exposure to polar environments such as humid air/water vapor, facilitates backbone realignment toward specific chain arrangements and, in particular, planar backbone configurations.

Domaines

Chimie
Fichier principal
Vignette du fichier
Managing Local Order in Conjugated Polymer Blends via Polarity Contrast.pdf (1.21 Mo) Télécharger le fichier
Origine : Fichiers produits par l'(les) auteur(s)

Dates et versions

hal-02307675 , version 1 (14-12-2020)

Identifiants

Citer

Matthew J. Dyson, Eirini Lariou, Jaime Martin, Ruipeng Li, Harikrishna Erothu, et al.. Managing Local Order in Conjugated Polymer Blends via Polarity Contrast. Chemistry of Materials, 2019, 31 (17), pp.6540-6547. ⟨10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b05259⟩. ⟨hal-02307675⟩
35 Consultations
169 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More