Issue 3, 2023

Preferential orientation of anisotropic polythiophene rods toward macroscopic chain ordering

Abstract

The orientation of polymer chains plays an important role in governing the mechanical, optical, and electronic properties of polymeric materials. Here, we report on the fabrication of anisotropic polythiophene particles with controlled lengths using a metal–organic framework template, in which the alignment of the polymer chains was retained without a host support. The formation of the rod-shaped particles with long length allowed for the facile preferential orientation of the polymer particles, and consequently resulted in the macroscopic chain alignment of unprocessable polythiophene.

Graphical abstract: Preferential orientation of anisotropic polythiophene rods toward macroscopic chain ordering

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Oct 2022
Accepted
01 Nov 2022
First published
02 Nov 2022

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2023,8, 316-322

Author version available

Preferential orientation of anisotropic polythiophene rods toward macroscopic chain ordering

T. Kitao, A. Legrand, T. Mori, K. Ariga and T. Uemura, Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2023, 8, 316 DOI: 10.1039/D2ME00204C

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