Low temperature solid state processing of pure P3HT fibers

Alexandre Rodrigues; Deb Nabankur; Loic Hilliou; Julio Viana; David G. Bucknall; Gabriel Bernardo

doi:10.1063/1.4806764

Low temperature solid state processing of pure P3HT fibers

Alexandre Rodrigues, Deb Nabankur, Loic Hilliou, Julio Viana, David G. Bucknall, Gabriel Bernardo^*

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Fibers of pure poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) of 1 and 2 mm diameter, were produced from solid state processing at temperatures of 200, 150 and 100 degrees C, i.e. up to more than 100 degrees C below the melting point of P3HT (similar to 240 degrees C), using a small device reminiscent with the early stage polymer extrusion machines. The fibers produced by this method are continuous and mechanically robust. WAXS results show that the macromolecular chains of P3HT are preferably oriented along the fiber axis. This study clearly shows, for the first time, that P3HT fibers can be processed without solvents well below the polymer's melting temperature. (C) 2013 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Original language	English
Article number	052116
Number of pages	8
Journal	AIP Advances
Volume	3
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4806764
Publication status	Published - May 2013

Keywords

ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES
POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE)
NANOFIBERS
CRYSTALLINE
FABRICATION
TRANSISTORS

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