Control of Molecular Orientation and Carrier Transport of Thiophene-Based Semiconducting Polymer via Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles Fe3O4@C-Assisted Magnetic Alignment Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Monodispersed Fe3O4@C Colloidal Nanoparticles
2.3. Preparation of Fe3O4@C/PBTTT Composite Solution
2.4. Magnetic Alignment
2.5. Sample Characterization
2.6. OFET Fabrication and Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Microstructure of Fe3O4@C Nanoparticles
3.2. Microstructure of Magnetically Aligned Films
3.3. Charge Transport Studies
3.4. The Mechanism for Magnetic Alignment
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hui, D.; Li, T.; Ye, C.; Pan, G. Control of Molecular Orientation and Carrier Transport of Thiophene-Based Semiconducting Polymer via Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles Fe3O4@C-Assisted Magnetic Alignment Method. Magnetochemistry 2022, 8, 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry8060064
Hui D, Li T, Ye C, Pan G. Control of Molecular Orientation and Carrier Transport of Thiophene-Based Semiconducting Polymer via Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles Fe3O4@C-Assisted Magnetic Alignment Method. Magnetochemistry. 2022; 8(6):64. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry8060064
Chicago/Turabian StyleHui, Di, Tian Li, Chun Ye, and Guoxing Pan. 2022. "Control of Molecular Orientation and Carrier Transport of Thiophene-Based Semiconducting Polymer via Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles Fe3O4@C-Assisted Magnetic Alignment Method" Magnetochemistry 8, no. 6: 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry8060064