Title data
Balko, Jens ; Sommer, Michael ; Lohwasser, Ruth H. ; Thelakkat, Mukundan ; Thurn-Albrecht, Thomas:
Determination of the Crystallinity of Semicrystalline Poly(3-hexylthiophene) by Means of Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering.
In: Macromolecules.
Vol. 46
(2013)
Issue 24
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- pp. 9642-9651.
ISSN 1520-5835
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ma401946w
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
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Abstract in another language
Temperature-dependent small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS) measurements on a series of chemically well-defined and highly regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophenes) were analyzed to determine absolute values of the crystallinities. The analysis is based on the evaluation of the scattered intensity from the amorphous regions providing an easy and fast method for the determination of the crystallinity in the class of side chain substituted polymers. The resulting values are in the range of 68–80% at room temperature depending on the molecular weight. Based on these values, an extrapolated reference melting enthalpy of a 100% crystalline material was determined (ΔHm∞ = 33 ± 3 J/g) for use in DSC measurements. For higher molecular weights a decrease of the crystallinity was observed which can be explained by the onset of chain folding as deduced from the analysis of the SAXS patterns. An in-depth analysis based on Ruland’s method showed that the crystalline regions of P3HT exhibit a large amount of internal disorder.
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Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Institutions of the University: | Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Macromolecular Chemistry I Profile Fields Profile Fields > Advanced Fields Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > Polymer and Colloid Science Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Professor Applied Functional Polymers > Professor Applied Functional Polymers - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mukundan Thelakkat Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Professor Applied Functional Polymers |
Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 540 Chemistry |
Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2016 10:46 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2023 13:58 |
URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/1146 |