Self-assembly of fully conjugated rod-rod diblock copolymers within nanofibers
2019/11/27 21:33:56
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We report the fabrication and self-assembly study of electrospun nanofibers of oligothiophene-block-oligophenylenevinylene, a fully conjugated rod-rod diblock copolymer (BCP). X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy of microtomed sections of nanofibers and solution-cast films revealed the formation of hierarchical self-assembly, consisting of BCP micro-phase separation at the length scale of 5 nm and molecular ordering within individual conjugated blocks at the length scale of 0.4-1.6 nm. Extensional flow during electrospinning transforms the curved BCP morphology (in films) into a lamellar morphology in nanofibers oriented along the axis. In addition, electrospinning induces a partial interdigitation of side chains resulting in a unique thiophene phase with two distinct populations of pi-pi stacking structures at the molecular sub-nanometer level. To our knowledge, this is the first ever study to investigate the self-assembly of fully conjugated rod-rod block copolymers within nanofibers, a material system with the potential to revolutionize the field of wearable photovoltaics.

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