All-Conjugated Block Copolymers
- 11 April 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Accounts of Chemical Research
- Vol. 41 (9), 1086-1097
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ar7002539
Abstract
All-conjugated block copolymers of the rod−rod type came into the focus of interest because of their unique and attractive combination of nanostructure formation and electronic activity. Potential applications in a next generation of organic polymer materials for photovoltaic devices (“bulk heterojunction”-type solar cells) or (bio)sensors have been proposed. Combining the fascinating self-assembly properties of block copolymers with the active electronic and/or optical function of conjugated polymers in all-conjugated block copolymers is, therefore, a very challenging goal of synthetic polymer chemistry. First examples of such all-conjugated block copolymers from a couple of research groups all over the world demonstrate possible synthetic approaches and the rich application potential in electronic devices. A crucial point in such a development of novel polymer materials is a rational control over their nanostructure formation. All-conjugated di- or triblock copolymers may allow for an organization of the copolymer materials into large-area ordered arrays with a length scale of nanostructure formation of the order of the exciton diffusion length of organic semiconductors (typically ca. 10 nm). Especially for amphiphilic, all-conjugated copolymers the formation of well-defined supramolecular structures (vesicles) has been observed. However, intense further research is necessary toward tailor-made, all-conjugated block copolymers for specific applications. The search for optimized block copolymer materials should consider the electronic as well as the morphological (self-assembly) properties.Keywords
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