Water Processable Polythiophene Nanowires by Photo-Cross-Linking and Click-Functionalization

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• 作者：Hyeong Jun Kim ; Matthew Skinner ; Hojeong Yu ; Joon Hak Oh ; Alejandro L. Briseno ; Todd Emrick ; Bumjoon J. Kim ; Ryan C. Hayward
• 刊名：Nano Letters
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：September 9, 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：15
• 期：9
• 页码：5689-5695
• 全文大小：468K
• ISSN：1530-6992

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Replacing or minimizing the use of halogenated organic solvents in the processing and manufacturing of conjugated polymer-based organic electronics has emerged as an important issue due to concerns regarding toxicity, environmental impact, and high cost. To date, however, the processing of well-ordered conjugated polymer nanostructures has been difficult to achieve using environmentally benign solvents. In this work, we report the development of water and alcohol processable nanowires (NWs) with well-defined crystalline nanostructure based on the solution assembly of azide functionalized poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT-azide) and subsequent photo-cross-linking and functionalization of these NWs. The solution-assembled P3HT-azide NWs were successfully cross-linked by exposure to UV light, yielding good thermal and chemical stability. Residual azide units on the photo-cross-linked NWs were then functionalized with alkyne terminated polyethylene glycol (PEG鈥揳lkyne) using copper catalyzed azide鈥揳lkyne cycloaddition chemistry. PEG functionalization of the cross-linked P3HT-azide NWs allowed for stable dispersion in alcohols and water, while maintaining well-ordered NW structures with electronic properties suitable for the fabrication of organic field effect transistors (OFETs).