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Phase Separation in the Melt and Confined Crystallization as the Key to Well-Ordered Microphase Separated Donor–Acceptor Block Copolymers

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Lohwasser, Ruth H. ; Gupta, Gaurav ; Kohn, Peter ; Sommer, Michael ; Lang, Andreas ; Thurn-Albrecht, Thomas ; Thelakkat, Mukundan:
Phase Separation in the Melt and Confined Crystallization as the Key to Well-Ordered Microphase Separated Donor–Acceptor Block Copolymers.
In: Macromolecules. Vol. 46 (2013) Issue 11 . - pp. 4403-4410.
ISSN 1520-5835
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ma3021147

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Project financing: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

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Microphase-separated donor–acceptor block copolymers have been discussed as ideal systems for morphology control in organic photovoltaics. Typical microphases as known from coil–coil systems were not observed in such systems due to crystallization dominating over microphase separation. We show how this problem can be overcome by the synthesis of high molecular weight block copolymers leading to a high enough χN parameter and microphase separation in the melt. A combination of copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne click reaction and nitroxide mediated radical polymerization (NMRP) was used for the synthesis of donor–acceptor poly(3-hexylthiophene)-block-poly perylene bisimide acrylate (P3HT-b-PPerAcr) block copolymers. With this synthetic strategy, high molecular weights are possible and no triblock copolymer byproducts are formed, as observed with former methods. Two different block copolymers with a high molecular weight P3HT block of 19.7 kg/mol and a PPerAcr content of 47 and 64 wt % were obtained. X-ray scattering measurements show that the diblock copolymers exhibit microphase separation in the melt state. Furthermore, upon cooling confined crystallization occurs inside the microphase separated domains without destroying the microphase order. The observed microstructures fit well to the respective volume fractions and the crystalline packing within the individual blocks is analogous to those in the respective homopolymers. For the first time, typical lamellar or cylindrical phase separated structures as known for amorphous coil–coil systems are realized for a crystalline–liquid crystalline, donor–acceptor block copolymer. A similar block copolymer synthesized with an earlier method exhibits a crystallization-induced microphase separation.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
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
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Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > Polymer and Colloid Science
Profile Fields > Emerging Fields
Profile Fields > Emerging Fields > Energy Research and Energy Technology
Research Institutions
Research Institutions > EU Research Projects
Research Institutions > EU Research Projects > LARGECELLS - Large-area Organic and Hybrid Solar Cells
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: 12 Apr 2016 08:29
Last Modified: 28 Jul 2023 07:43
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/1160