The research group I work with investigates the possibility of pre-organizing donor and acceptor constituents in solution prior to deposition as proposed by K.J. Ihn.6 Poly(3-hexythiophene) (P3HT) has proven to be a premier choice for a n-type polymer in functional optoelectronic materials. Forming quasi-crystalline P3HT precursors in liquid-phase has been shown to further develop into highly crystalline P3HT nanostructures during the drying process7. However, the dominate forces responsible for the structural properties of such assemblies remain only partially scrutinized. Elucidation of significant physicochemical system effects on polymer-polymer and polymer-solvent interactions would provide a basis for the predictive design of polymeric functional materials with targeted
The research group I work with investigates the possibility of pre-organizing donor and acceptor constituents in solution prior to deposition as proposed by K.J. Ihn.6 Poly(3-hexythiophene) (P3HT) has proven to be a premier choice for a n-type polymer in functional optoelectronic materials. Forming quasi-crystalline P3HT precursors in liquid-phase has been shown to further develop into highly crystalline P3HT nanostructures during the drying process7. However, the dominate forces responsible for the structural properties of such assemblies remain only partially scrutinized. Elucidation of significant physicochemical system effects on polymer-polymer and polymer-solvent interactions would provide a basis for the predictive design of polymeric functional materials with targeted