Enhanced Electrical Conductivity in Poly(3-hexylthiophene)/Fluorinated Tetracyanoquinodimethane Nanowires Grown with a Porous Alumina Template
- National Inst. for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba (Japan). International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA); Kyushu Univ., Tsukuba (Japan). Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Engineering
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)
- National Inst. for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba (Japan). International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA)
Here, we report on improved electrical conductivity in poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT)/2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F4-TCNQ) composite nanowires grown using an anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) template. The electrical conductivity of individual nanowire measured by four-probe scanning tunneling microscopy shows that F4-TCNQ molecules are effectively doped into P3HT by capillary force. The resistivity is tuned in the 0.1–10 Ω cm range by changing the F4-TCNQ concentration from 10 to 0.1 wt % and is 2–4 orders of magnitude smaller than that of the corresponding P3HT/F4-TNCQ thin film composites. Lastly, the AAO template-assisted synthesis approach thus appears to be effective for high chemical doping and for improving the electrical conductivity of the molecular wires.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1079263
- Journal Information:
- Langmuir, Vol. 29, Issue 24; ISSN 0743-7463
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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