title: Assembl y of Poly-3-Hexylthiophene Nano-Crystallites into Low Dimensional Structures Using Indandione Derivatives.
abstract: Conductive polymer poly-3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) needles were self-assembled using a second component (indandione derivatives) as a linking agent to enhance their long range alignment. The morphologies of the hybrid organic/organic materials were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Both linear and branched structures could be produced, with the degree of branching depending upon the linker used. Incorporation of indandione derivatives broadened the UV absorbance band of P3HT without significant change to its photoluminescence. This hybrid material could open a promising avenue in photovoltaic applications due to its interesting morphologies and optical properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. lop3ks@googlemail.com.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cheval
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, Riga, LV 1048, Latvia. kampars@ktf.rtu.lv.
authors.forename: Valdis
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kampars
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. sevendof@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Clifford
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fowkes
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Technology and Bionics, Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Marie-Curie-Straße 1, D-47533 Kleve, Germany. neil.shirtcliffe@hochschule-rhein-waal.de.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shirtcliffe
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. amir.fahmi@hochschule-rhein-waal.de.|Faculty of Technology and Bionics, Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Marie-Curie-Straße 1, D-47533 Kleve, Germany. amir.fahmi@hochschule-rhein-waal.de.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fahmi
keywords: directed self-assembly; indandione derivatives; nanofibers; poly-3-hexylthiophene