The Key Role of Side Chain Linkage in Structure Formation and Mixed Conduction of Ethylene Glycol Substituted Polythiophenes

Autor: Thomas Thurn-Albrecht, Sahika Inal, David Ohayon, Mukundan Thelakkat, Robert Kahl, Florian Meichsner, Philip Schmode, Oleksandr Dolynchuk, Achilleas Savva
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: ACS applied materialsinterfaces. 12(11)
ISSN: 1944-8252
Popis: Functionalizing conjugated polymers with polar ethylene glycol side chains enables enhanced swelling and facilitates ion transport in addition to electronic transport in such systems. Here, we investigate three polythiophene homopolymers (P3MEET, P3MEEMT, and P3MEEET) having differently linked (without spacer and with methyl and ethyl spacer, respectively) diethylene glycol side chains. All the polymers were tested in organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs). They show drastic differences in the device performance. The highest μ
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