| Literature DB >> 21627317 |
Eunji Lee1, Brenton Hammer, Jung-Keun Kim, Zachariah Page, Todd Emrick, Ryan C Hayward.
Abstract
We report on the solution-state assembly of all-conjugated polythiophene diblock copolymers containing nonpolar (hexyl) and polar (triethylene glycol) side chains. The polar substituents provide a large contrast in solubility, enabling formation of stably suspended crystalline fibrils even under very poor solvent conditions for the poly(3-hexylthiophene) block. For appropriate block ratios, complexation of the triethylene glycol side chains with added potassium ions drives the formation of helical nanowires that further bundle into superhelical structures.Entities:
Year: 2011 PMID: 21627317 DOI: 10.1021/ja2038547
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419