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α,ω-Dihexylsexithiophene Self-Assembled Nanostructures on Mica: Atomic Force Microscopy Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2012

Li Wang ,
Shuhong Ye ,
Huizhen Yuan ,
Yonghai Song ,
Haozhi Zhu ,
Haoqing Hou  and
Pengcheng Li
Li Wang*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China
Shuhong Ye
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China
Huizhen Yuan
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China
Yonghai Song*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China
Haozhi Zhu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China
Haoqing Hou
Affiliation:
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China
Pengcheng Li
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecule, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, People's Republic of China
*
Corresponding author. E-mail: lwang@jxnu.edu.cn
Corresponding author. E-mail: yhsong@jxnu.edu.cn
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Abstract

Self-assembled nanostructures of α,ω-dihexylsexithiophene (DH6T) formed by spreading DH6T solutions onto freshly cleaved mica surface were studied by atomic force microscopy. The effects of solvent and concentration on the nanostructures of DH6T molecules were studied. Flat, well-ordered, and platelet-like domains were observed on mica surfaces after treatment with various polar solvent solutions of DH6T. These domains form a uniform film with height of 2.4 ± 0.2 nm, which is consistent with a 45° tilt in the molecular conformation of DH6T on mica surfaces. The formation mechanism of these multilayers is discussed in detail.

Keywords

α,ω-dihexylsexithiopheneatomic force microscopyself-assembled monolayersmultilayersmicananostructure
Type
Materials Applications
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 18 , Issue 4 , August 2012 , pp. 844 - 851
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2012

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