Reduced Graphene Oxide/Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Supramolecular Composites

    Authors

    A. Chunder; J. H. Liu;L. Zhai

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Macromol. Rapid Commun.

    Keywords

    nanocomposites; nanowires; poly(3-hexylthiophene); reduced graphene; oxide; supramolecular structures; EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE OXIDE; AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; CARBON NANOTUBES; MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; RAMAN-SPECTRA; SOLAR-CELLS; SHEETS; FILMS; SPECTROSCOPY; Polymer Science

    Abstract

    Poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) supramolecular structures are fabricated on P3HT-dispersed reduced graphene oxide (RGO) monolayers and surfactant-free RGO monolayers. P3HT is able to disperse RGO in hot anisole/NN-dimethylformamide solvents, and forms nanowires on RGO surfaces through a RGO induced crystallization process. The TEM and AFM investigation of the resultant P3HT/RGO composites shows that P3HT nanowires grow from RGO, and connect individual RGO monolayers. Raman spectroscopy confirms the interaction between P3HT and RGO, which allows the manipulation of the RGO electrical properties. Such a bottom-up approach provides interesting graphene-based composites for nanometer-scale electronics.

    Journal Title

    Macromolecular Rapid Communications

    Volume

    31

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    380

    Last Page

    384

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000275591000007

    ISSN

    1022-1336

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