Molecular assembly and properties of polythiophenes
Molecular assembly and properties of polythiophenes
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DOI:
10.1038/asiamat.2010.37
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发表时间:
2010-04
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9.7
通讯作者:
Takakazu Yamamoto
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作者:
Takakazu Yamamoto
π-Conjugated polymers are used in many industrial applications and are expected to become an integral part of future electronic and optical technologies. Molecular self-assembly is a promising method for improving the functionality and utility of π-conjugated polymers. The carrier mobility in polymer materials produced by self-assembly is influenced by the morphology and state of molecular assembly in a similar manner to the influence of crystallinity and amorphism in silicon. π-Conjugated polythiophenes with controlled molecular structures and long side chains often form π-stacked structures by self-assembly through side-chain aggregation. Such polythiophenes have higher carrier mobility, optical third-order nonlinear susceptibility and Verdet constant compared with π-conjugated polythiophenes that do not self-assemble. This review covers the development and functionalities of self-assembled π-conjugated polythiophenes with regio-regular head-to-tail, Th (R)–Ar–Th (R) and head-to-head structures with alkynyl side chains.