Issue 5, 2009
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New Journal of Chemistry

A facile method to prepare regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) nanorod arrays using anodic aluminium oxide templates and capillary force

Sujin Baek,a   Jong Bae Park,b   Wonjoo Lee,c   Sung-Hwan Han,c   Jouhahn Lee*b  and  Soo-Hyoung Lee*a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Semiconductor and Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea
E-mail: shlee66@chonbuk.ac.kr
Fax: +82-63-270-2306
Tel: +82-63-270-2435

b Korea Basic Science Institute, Jeonju, Korea
E-mail: jouhahn@kbsi.re.kr
Fax: +82-63-270-4308
Tel: +82-63-270-4351

c Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (RR-P3HT) nanorod arrays were prepared on the indium tin oxide (ITO) substrate by capillary force in a vacuum oven (0.855 torr, 250 °C) using a drop-coating of RR-P3HT and anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) templates. The AAO templates were prepared by a two step anodizing process in an oxalic acid electrolyte. The templates had a highly ordered structure with a uniform pore diameter of ∼55–80 nm and cell lengths of ∼100–3930 nm. With suitable temperature and capillary force in the vacuum oven, the drop-coated RR-P3HT solution infiltrated the AAO templates. After removal of the AAO template, the RR-P3HT has a nanorod array form, with diameters of ∼55 nm and heights of ∼70 nm.

Graphical abstract: A facile method to prepare regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) nanorod arrays using anodic aluminium oxide templates and capillary force

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B821288K
Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Nov 2008
Accepted
14 Jan 2009
First published
06 Feb 2009

New J. Chem., 2009,33, 986-990

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A facile method to prepare regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) nanorod arrays using anodic aluminium oxide templates and capillary force

S. Baek, J. B. Park, W. Lee, S. Han, J. Lee and S. Lee, New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 986 DOI: 10.1039/B821288K

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