Polypeptide Composite Particle-Assisted Organization of π-Conjugated Polymers into Highly Crystalline “Coffee Stains”

Rosu, Cornelia; Chu, Ping -Hsun; Tassone, Christopher J.; Park, Katherine; Balding, Paul L.; Park, Jung Ok; Srinivasarao, Mohan; Reichmanis, Elsa

doi:10.1021/acsami.7b10223

Polypeptide Composite Particle-Assisted Organization of π-Conjugated Polymers into Highly Crystalline “Coffee Stains”

Journal Article · Tue Sep 19 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b10223· OSTI ID:1463303

^[1]; Chu, Ping -Hsun ^[1]; Tassone, Christopher J. ^[2]; Park, Katherine ^[3]; Balding, Paul L. ^[1]; Park, Jung Ok ^[1]; Srinivasarao, Mohan ^[1]; ^[1]

Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford, CA (United States)
Molecular Vista, Inc., San Jose, CA (United States)

We demonstrate that homopolypeptides covalently tethered to anisotropically shaped silica particles induce crystalline ordering of representative semiconducting polymers. Films drop-cast from chloroform dispersions of poly(γ-stearyl-l-glutamate) (PSLG) composite particles and poly(3-hexythiophene) (P3HT) led to highly ordered crystalline structures of P3HT. Hydrophobic–hydrophobic interactions between the alkyl side chains of P3HT and PSLG were the main driving force for P3HT chain ordering into the crystalline assemblies. It was found that the orientation of rigid P3HT fibrils on the substrate adopted the directionality of the evaporating front. Regardless of the PSLG-coated particle dimensions used, the drop-cast films displayed patterns that were shaped by the coffee ring and Marangoni effects. PSLG-coated particles of high axial ratio (4.2) were more efficient in enhancing the electronic performance of P3HT than low axial ratio (2.6) homologues. Devices fabricated from the ordered assemblies displayed improved charge-carrier transport performance when compared to devices fabricated from P3HT alone. Furthermore, these results suggest that PSLG can favorably mediate the organization of semiconducting polymers.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1463303

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 39 Vol. 9; ISSN 1944-8244

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Country of Publication:: United States

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