All-conjugated block copolymers

作者：Scherf Ullrich^*; Gutacker Andrea; Koenen Nils

来源：Accounts of Chemical Research, 2008, 41(9): 1086-1097.

DOI：10.1021/ar7002539

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 nanhostructure 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 nanorstructure 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.

• 出版日期2008-9