Probing the relation between charge transport and supramolecular organization down to ångström resolution in a benzothiadiazole-cyclopentadithiophene copolymer

Dorota Niedzialek; Vincent Lemaur; Dmytro Dudenko; Jie Shu; Michael Ryan Hansen; Jens Wenzel Andreasen; Wojciech Pisula; Klaus Müllen; Jérôme Cornil; David Beljonne

doi:10.1002/adma.201201058

Probing the relation between charge transport and supramolecular organization down to ångström resolution in a benzothiadiazole-cyclopentadithiophene copolymer

Adv Mater. 2013 Apr 4;25(13):1939-47. doi: 10.1002/adma.201201058. Epub 2012 Jun 19.

Authors

Dorota Niedzialek¹, Vincent Lemaur, Dmytro Dudenko, Jie Shu, Michael Ryan Hansen, Jens Wenzel Andreasen, Wojciech Pisula, Klaus Müllen, Jérôme Cornil, David Beljonne

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, Center for Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP), University of Mons (Umons), 20 Place du Parc, 7000 Mons, Belgium.

PMID: 22711500
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201201058

Abstract

Molecular modeling shows that longitudinal displacement of the backbones by a couple of ångströms has a profound impact on the electronic coupling mediating charge transport in a conjugated copolymer. These changes can be probed by monitoring the calculated X-ray scattering patterns and NMR chemical shifts as a function of sliding of the polymer chains and comparing them to experiment.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure
Polymers / chemistry*
Thiadiazoles / chemistry*
Thiophenes / chemistry*

Substances

Macromolecular Substances
Polymers
Thiadiazoles
Thiophenes
benzo-1,2,3-thiadiazole