Gold nanoparticle-templated assembly of oligothiophenes: preparation and film properties
作者:Ken-ichi Saitou、Ryuhei Nishiyabu、Masahiko Iyoda、Yuji Kubo
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2011.10.032
日期:2011.12
Terthiophene-appended gold nanoparticles were prepared by the reduction of AuCl4-(C8H17)(4)N+ with NaBH4 in the presence of bis[2,5-di(3-hexylthiophen-2-yl)thiophene-3-carboxyloxyhexanyl]disulfide. A hexagonal self-assembly of particles with gold core diameters (1.9 +/- 0.1 nm) was detected by high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy. The electric conductivity of the iodine-doped film was 9.1 x 10(-6) S cm(-1), which was ascribable to the terthiophene-based inter-ligand pi-pi interactions. The Au/terthiophene hybrid spin-coated film consisted of a highly three-dimensional assembled structure of terthiophenes, as inferred from grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering, indicating that such monodispersed and small-sized gold nanoparticles can serve as a template for this organization. In this study, a gold nanoparticle-templated assembly of oligothiophenes has been fabricated for proposing a method to develop tailor-made organizations of pi-conjugated oligomers. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.