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Surface-induced Microstructure and Performance Changes in P3HT Ultrathin Films

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In this work,poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT)ultrathin films(P3HT-T)were prepared by spin-coating a dilute P3HT solution(in a toluene:o-dichlorobenzene(Tol:ODCB)blend with a volume ratio of 80∶20)with ultrasonication and the addition of the nucleating agent bicycle[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid disodium salt(HPN-68L)on glass,Si wafers and indium tin oxide(ITO)substrates.The electrical and mechanical properties of the P3HT-T ultrathin films were investigated,and it was found that the conductivity and crack onset strain(COS)were simultaneous-ly improved in comparison with those of the corresponding pristine P3HT film(P3HT-0,without ultrasonication and nucleating agent)on the same substrate,regardless of what substrate was used.Moreover,the conductivity of P3HT-T ultrathin films on different substrates was similar(varying from 3.7 S.cm-1 to 4.4 S·cm-1),yet the COS increased from 97%to 138%by varying the substrate from a Si wafer to ITO.Combining graz-ing-incidence wide-angle X-ray diffraction(GIXRD),UV-visible(UV-Vis)spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy(AFM),we found that the solid order and crystallinity of the P3HT-T ultrathin film on the Si wafer are highest,followed by those on glass,and much lower on ITO.Finally,the sur-face energy and roughness of three substrates were investigated,and it was found that the polar component of the surface energy γP plays a criti-cal role in determining the crystalline microstructures of P3HT ultrathin films on different substrates.Our work indicates that the P3HT ultrathin film can obviously improve the stretchability and simultaneously retain similar electrical performance when a suitable substrate is chosen.These findings offer a new direction for research on stretchable CP ultrathin films to facilitate future practical applications.

P3HT ultrathin filmSubstrateCrystalline microstructuresPolar component of the surface energyElectrical and stretchable performances

Hong-Tao Shan、Jia-Xin He、Bing-Yan Zhu、Xue-Ting Cao、Ying-Ying Yan、Jian-Jun Zhou、Hong Huo

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Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials,College of Chemistry,Beijing Normal University,Beijing 100875,China

国家自然科学基金

21975029

2024

高分子科学(英文版)
中国化学会 中国科学院化学研究所

高分子科学(英文版)

CSTPCD
影响因子:0.721
ISSN:0256-7679
年,卷(期):2024.42(6)