Journal
RSC ADVANCES
Volume 4, Issue 38, Pages 19646-19653Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c4ra01127a
Keywords
-
Categories
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21274029]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2011CB605700]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
We report on a new class of all-conjugated polyelectrolyte diblock copoly(3-hexylthiophene) s, poly(3-hexylthiophene)- b-poly[3-[6-(N-methylimidazolium) hexyl] thiophene] (P3HT-b-P3MHT). The polyelectrolyte diblock copolymers were prepared by a catalyst-transfer Kumada polycondensation followed by quaternization of the bromohexyl side groups of the poly[3-(6-bromohexyl) thiophene] block with N-methylimidazole. The obtained diblock copolymers have well-defined block ratios, narrow polydispersity indices, and high regioregularity. Their characterization as well as the thermal, crystalline, and optical properties, and self-assembly behavior have been investigated in detail. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) provided evidence for solvent-induced self-assembly. A series of morphologies including short or long nanowires and nanorings could be obtained depending on the selectivity of solvents toward different blocks and the block ratios.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available