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Well-defined metal-polymer nanocomposites: The interplay of structure, thermoplasmonics, and elastic mechanical properties

Reig, David Saleta; Hummel, Patrick; Wang, Zuyuan; Rosenfeldt, Sabine; Graczykowski, Bartlomiej; Retsch, Markus; Fytas, George

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Well-defined metal-polymer nanocomposites: The interplay of structure, thermoplasmonics, and elastic mechanical properties

Reig, David Saleta; Hummel, Patrick; Wang, Zuyuan; Rosenfeldt, Sabine; Graczykowski, Bartlomiej; Retsch, Markus; Fytas, George

Metal-polymer nanocomposites are hybrid materials combining the superior plasmonic, electrical, and thermal properties of metals with the good elasticity and manufacturability of polymers. This renders metal-polymer nanocomposites promising candidates for conductive filler and coating applications, where mechanical properties are optothermally coupled. Here, we study the interplay of…
Highly Conducting, Transparent PEDOT:PSS Polymer Electrodes from Post-Treatment with Weak and Strong Acids

Bießmann, Lorenz; Saxena, Nitin; Hohn, Nuri; Hossain, Md Asjad; Veinot, Jonathan G. C.; Müller-Buschbaum, Peter

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Highly Conducting, Transparent PEDOT:PSS Polymer Electrodes from Post-Treatment with Weak and Strong Acids

Bießmann, Lorenz; Saxena, Nitin; Hohn, Nuri; Hossain, Md Asjad; Veinot, Jonathan G. C.; Müller-Buschbaum, Peter

Abstract The origin of high conductivity in polymer electrodes based on poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) is investigated and the resilience against water exposure is tested. Post-treatment with weak and strong acids, namely, hydrochloric acid (HCl), formic acid (HCOOH), nitric acid (HNO3), and sulfuric acid (H2SO4), is performed and compared to…
Hydrogels composed of hyaluronic acid and dendritic ELPs: hierarchical structure and physical properties

Shmidov, Yulia; Zhou, Mingjun; Yosefi, Gal; Bitton, Ronit; Matson, John B.

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Hydrogels composed of hyaluronic acid and dendritic ELPs: hierarchical structure and physical properties

Shmidov, Yulia; Zhou, Mingjun; Yosefi, Gal; Bitton, Ronit; Matson, John B.

Hydrogels that mimic the native extracellular matrix were prepared from hyaluronic acid (HA) and amine-terminated dendritic elastin-like peptides (denELPs) of generations 1, 2, and 3 (G1, 2, and 3) as crosslinking units. The physical properties of the hydrogels were investigated by rheology, scanning electron microscopy, swelling tests, small-angle X-ray scattering…
Synthesis and Characterization of a Regioregular Side-Chain Semifluorinated Polythiophene

Horn, Christoph; Pospiech, Doris; Zessin, Johanna; Stein, Sebastian; Jehnichen, Dieter; Komber, Hartmut; Göbel, Michael; Voit, Brigitte; Kiriy, Anton

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Synthesis and Characterization of a Regioregular Side-Chain Semifluorinated Polythiophene

Horn, Christoph; Pospiech, Doris; Zessin, Johanna; Stein, Sebastian; Jehnichen, Dieter; Komber, Hartmut; Göbel, Michael; Voit, Brigitte; Kiriy, Anton

The synthesis of a new side-chain semifluorinated thiophene monomer obtained by the reaction of 3-thiophene ethanol with 4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,9-tridecafluorononan-1-ol is reported. The side-chain semifluorinated monomer is polymerized using Kumada catalyst-transfer polycondensation to obtain the regioregular side-chain semifluorinated thiophene polymer P3sfT with a sufficiently high molar mass…
Orthogonal Ambipolar Semiconductor Nanostructures for Complementary Logic Gates

Huang, Weiguo; Markwart, Jens C.; Briseno, Alejandro L.; Hayward, Ryan C.

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Orthogonal Ambipolar Semiconductor Nanostructures for Complementary Logic Gates

Huang, Weiguo; Markwart, Jens C.; Briseno, Alejandro L.; Hayward, Ryan C.

We report orthogonal ambipolar semiconductors that exhibit hole and electron transport in perpendicular directions based on aligned films of nanocrystalline “shish-kebabs” containing poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and N,N′-di-n-octyl-3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic diimide (PDI) as p- and n-type components, respectively. Polarized optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray…