Linked crystallites in the conducting topmost layer of polymer bilayer films controlled by temperature: from micro- to nanocrystallites

Chemphyschem. 2006 Apr 10;7(4):920-3. doi: 10.1002/cphc.200500600.

Abstract

Temperature has great impact on the structure and size of the linked crystallites of the conducting topmost layer formed at the surface of a polycarbonate film via the reaction BEDT-TTF+IBr [BEDT-TTF=bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene]. We show that fine temperature control permits formation of a semiconducting topmost layer of alpha'-(BEDT-TTF)(2)(I(x)Br(1-x))(3) crystallites with either micro- or nanometre size, a result that opens a route to miniaturized conducting plastic materials.

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization
  • Electric Conductivity
  • Membranes, Artificial*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature*

Substances

  • BEDT-TTF
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Polymers
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds