Synthesis and Characterization of a Regioregular Side-Chain Semifluorinated Polythiophene

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Contributors

  • Christoph Horn - , Chair of Organic Chemistry of Polymers, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Doris Pospiech - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Johanna Zessin - , Chair of Physical Chemistry / Measurement and Sensor Technology, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Kurt Schwabe Inst Mess & Sensortech eV Meinsberg (Author)
  • Sebastian Stein - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Dieter Jehnichen - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Hartmut Komber - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Michael Goebel - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Brigitte Voit - , Chair of Organic Chemistry of Polymers, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Anton Kiriy - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)

Abstract

The synthesis of a new side-chain semifluorinated thiophene monomer obtained by the reaction of 3-thiophene ethanol with 4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,9-tridecafluorononan-1-ol is reported. The side-chain semifluorinated monomer is polymerized using Kumada catalyst-transfer polycondensation to obtain the regioregular side-chain semifluorinated thiophene polymer P3sfT with a sufficiently high molar mass of about 26 000 g mol(-1) and narrow dispersity D of 1.11. The bulk structure is analyzed by X-ray scattering and shows pi-pi stacking as well as the strong formation of layer structures caused by the self-organization of the semifluorinated side chains. The structure is even more pronounced than in P3HT which is due to the extension of the side chains by fluorinated methylene groups. Thin films are prepared from solution in octafluorotoluene and examined for their layer structure using XRR and 2D-GIWAXS. The same structure as in solid state is found, again indicating high self-organization of the semifluorinated side chains. Due to the high self-assembly, the polymer shows potential as semiconductor in organic electronics. Measurements of electronic properties are currently in progress.

Details

Original languageGerman
Number of pages6
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science
Volume216
Issue number12
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2019
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85060622060
ORCID /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148608090

Keywords

Keywords

  • X-ray scattering, Organic semiconductors, Polythiophene, Self-assembly, Semifluorinated side chains, Synthesis