Polythiophene-CdSe Nanorod Assembly Using Electric Field

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Abstract

We report controlled solvent evaporation and electric-field assisted vertical alignment of CdSe nanorods (NRs) in a poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) matrix over large micron areas. NRs of well-defined sizes were synthesized to optimize the geometries of devices made from these nanorods. Regioregular P3HT chains and oligothiophene were functionalized with ligating end-groups to provide contact to the NRs. Hexagonal arrays of these nanocomposites were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

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Authors

  • Sirinya Chantarak

    University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Todd Emrick

    UMass Amherst, University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Thomas Russell

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusettes-Amherst, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, UMass Amherst, Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Amherst