Poly(3-hexylthiophene) nanostructured materials for organic electronics applications

Semiconducting polymers have been developed during the last few decades and are currently used in various organic electronics applications. Regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) is the most employed semiconducting polymer for organic electronics applications. The development of living Grignard...

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Published in:	Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 1033
Main Authors:	Bhatt, M P, Magurudeniya, H D, Rainbolt, E A, Huang, P, Dissanayake, D S, Biewer, M C, Stefan, M C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-02-2014
Subjects:	Crystallization - methods Electric Conductivity Electric Power Supplies Electrodes Equipment Design Equipment Failure Analysis Nanostructures - chemistry Nanostructures - ultrastructure Nanotechnology - instrumentation Organoselenium Compounds - chemistry Particle Size Transistors, Electronic
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Summary:	Semiconducting polymers have been developed during the last few decades and are currently used in various organic electronics applications. Regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) is the most employed semiconducting polymer for organic electronics applications. The development of living Grignard metathesis polymerization (GRIM) allowed the synthesis of P3HT with well-defined molecular weights and functional end groups. A large number of block copolymers containing P3HT have been reported, and their opto-electronic properties have been investigated. The performance of P3HT homopolymer and block copolymers in field-effect transistors and bulk heterojunction solar cells are discussed in this review. The morphology of the P3HT materials is also discussed.
ISSN:	1533-4880
DOI:	10.1166/jnn.2014.8892