Structural Transition and Interdigitation of Alkyl Side Chains in the Conjugated Polymer Poly(3-hexylthiophene) and Their Effects on the Device Performance of the Associated Organic Field-Effect Transistor
- Authors
- Ahn, Kwang Seok; Jo, Hyerin; Kim, Jong Beom; Seo, Ilwan; Lee, Hyun Hwi; Lee, Dong Ryeol
- Issue Date
- Jan-2020
- Publisher
- AMER CHEMICAL SOC
- Keywords
- conjugated polymers; organic electronics; side chains; order-disorder transition; crystal polymorphs
- Citation
- ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, v.12, no.1, pp.1142 - 1150
- Journal Title
- ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 1142
- End Page
- 1150
- URI
- http://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/35535
- DOI
- 10.1021/acsami.9b17631
- ISSN
- 1944-8244
- Abstract
- Direct grazing-angle X-ray scattering evidence of the order-disorder transition and interdigitation of side chains in a conjugated polymer poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) is presented. The free methyl ends of the side chains exhibit closest packing, as in n-alkane crystallization, and cause a structural mismatch due to the difference between their packing density and the areal density of the attached ends. This mismatch is resolved by increases in the tilt angle of the side chains and local interdigitation. In situ X-ray scattering and electrical measurements show that the structural transition and interdigitation of these side chains strongly affect its surface morphology as well as the charge transport properties of the resulting P3HT-based organic field-effect transistor. Since most conjugated polymers have side chains, the results of this study provide a deeper understanding of the effects of side chains on the structural and electrical properties of conjugated backbones. These results also provide a new perspective on the formation of a metastable polymorph consisting of interdigitated P3HT.
- Files in This Item
- There are no files associated with this item.
- Appears in
Collections - College of Natural Sciences > Department of Physics > 1. Journal Articles
Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.