Aqueous Formulation of Concentrated Semiconductive Fluid Using Polyelectrolyte Coacervation

Autor: My Linh Le, Rachel A. Segalman, Scott P. O. Danielsen, Dakota Rawlings, Rhys M. Kennard, Michael L. Chabinyc
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: ACS Macro Letters. 10:1008-1014
ISSN: 2161-1653
DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00354
Popis: Conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs), which combine π-conjugated backbones with ionic side chains, are intrinsically soluble in polar solvents and have demonstrated tunability with respect to solution processability and optoelectronic performance. However, this class of polymers often suffers from limited solubility in water. Here, we demonstrate how polyelectrolyte coacervation can be utilized for aqueous processing of conjugated polymers at extremely high polymer loading. Sampling various mixing conditions, we identify compositions that enable the formation of complex coacervates of an alkoxysulfonate-substituted PEDOT (PEDOT-S) with poly(3-methyl-1-propylimidazolylacrylamide) (PA-MPI). The resulting coacervate is a viscous fluid containing 50%
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