Multiple Chain Packing and Phase Composition in Regioregular Poly(3-butylthiophene) Films

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• 作者：Yuan Yuan ; Jie Shu ; Krzysztof Kolman ; Adam Kiersnowski ; Christoph Bubeck ; Jianming ZhangMichael Ryan Hansen
• 刊名：Macromolecules
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 27, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：49
• 期：24
• 页码：9493-9506
• 全文大小：823K
• ISSN：1520-5835

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On the basis of different film preparation conditions, we address the phase composition and thiophene main-chain and butyl side-chain organization of three regioregular poly(3-butylthiophene) (P3BT) samples prepared by drop-casting. These samples are readily identified by wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) with the structural P3BT polymorphs commonly referred to as forms I, I′, and II. Here, we show by means of WAXD, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) that the P3BT samples identified with these polymeric forms (I, I′, and II) do not contain a single, unique crystalline phase and an amorphous phase, but additionally consist of one (form II) or two (forms I and I′) distinct crystalline phases. Each of the crystalline phases is associated with specific thiophene main-chain packing arrangements and butyl side-chain organizations. We provide a spectroscopic identification for each of the P3BT crystalline phases, enabling a detailed and consistent picture of molecular order and polymer main-chain and side-chain packing. Thus, our results are expected to be valuable in future studies of poly(3-alkylthiophene) (P3AT) thin films, where in particular FTIR studies will permit quick and easy access to both phase composition and identification of multiple thiophene main-chain packing structures.