Tuning of the elastic modulus of a soft polythiophene through molecular doping
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2022

Molecular doping of a polythiophene with oligoethylene glycol side chains is found to strongly modulate not only the electrical but also the mechanical properties of the polymer. An oxidation level of up to 18% results in an electrical conductivity of more than 52 S cm(-1) and at the same time significantly enhances the elastic modulus from 8 to more than 200 MPa and toughness from 0.5 to 5.1 MJ m(-3). These changes arise because molecular doping strongly influences the glass transition temperature T-g and the degree of pi-stacking of the polymer, as indicated by both X-ray diffraction and molecular dynamics simulations. Surprisingly, a comparison of doped materials containing mono- or dianions reveals that - for a comparable oxidation level - the presence of multivalent counterions has little effect on the stiffness. Evidently, molecular doping is a powerful tool that can be used for the design of mechanically robust conducting materials, which may find use within the field of flexible and stretchable electronics.

Författare

Sepideh Zokaei

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Tillämpad kemi

Donghyun Kim

Linköpings universitet

Emmy Järsvall

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Tillämpad kemi

Abigail M. Fenton

Pennsylvania State University

Albree R. Weisen

Pennsylvania State University

Sandra Hultmark

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Tillämpad kemi

Phong H. Nguyen

University of California at Santa Barbara

Amanda M. Matheson

University of California at Santa Barbara

Anja Lund

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Tillämpad kemi

Renee Kroon

Linköpings universitet

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Tillämpad kemi

Michael L. Chabinyc

University of California at Santa Barbara

Enrique D. Gomez

Pennsylvania State University

Igor Zozoulenko

Linköpings universitet

Christian Müller

Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC)

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Tillämpad kemi

Materials Horizons

2051-6347 (ISSN) 2051-6355 (eISSN)

Vol. 9 1 433-443

Dubbel Dopning av Halvledande Polymerer

Vetenskapsrådet (VR) (2018-03824), 2018-01-01 -- 2021-12-31.

Ämneskategorier

Polymerkemi

Textil-, gummi- och polymermaterial

Materialkemi

DOI

10.1039/d1mh01079d

PubMed

34787612

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