title: Alignment control of polythiophene chains with mesostructured silica nanofibers having different pore orientations.
abstract: Alignment control of polythiophene chains with mesostructured silica nanofibers through an organic-inorganic co-assembly approach is realized. Cationic ammonium surfactants with a polymerizable thiophene end group are synthesized and subsequently used as structure-directing agents to grow silica nanofibers with two different pore architectures. In situ polymerization produces mesostructured polythiophene-silica nanofibers with the polymer chains aligned along the pore channels.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nanostructured Functional Materials, Huanghe Science and Technology College, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
authors.forename: Baocheng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Manda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Chunmei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Shouren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Aiyun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jianfang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D005453:Fluorescence; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D013876:Thiophenes; C066730:polythiophene; D012822:Silicon Dioxide