Optically Assorted Electrospun Nanofiber Mats of Electroactive Blends for Flexible Electronics

This study demonstrates a simple way of achieving nonwoven nanofiber mats of various conjugated polymers and small molecules possessing various optical absorption. The conjugated polymer studied are poly (3,4-ethylene dioxylene thiophene):poly(4-styrene sulfonic acid) (PEDOT:PSS) and poly 3-hexyl th...

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Published in2018 4th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Electronics (ICEE) pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Khanum, Khadija Kanwal, Kumar, M P, Ramamurthy, Praveen C.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2018
Subjects
conjugated polymers
conjugated small molecules
Electrospun nanofiber mats
Optical diffraction
Optical fiber sensors
Optical fibers
Optical imaging
Optical polymers
Plastics
solar-cloth
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Summary:This study demonstrates a simple way of achieving nonwoven nanofiber mats of various conjugated polymers and small molecules possessing various optical absorption. The conjugated polymer studied are poly (3,4-ethylene dioxylene thiophene):poly(4-styrene sulfonic acid) (PEDOT:PSS) and poly 3-hexyl thiophene (P3HT). The conjugated small molecules considered are thiophene-2, 1,3-benzothiadiazole -thiophene (TBT) and 7, 9-di (thiophen-2-yl) 8H cyclopenta[a]acenaphthylen-8-one (DTCPA). The blend polymer used along with four conjugated materials for electrospinning is poly (ethylene oxide) PEO. Effect of optimized electrospinning and its parameters on the morphology and structure is evaluated. Thus with the free-standing colorful electroactive nanofiber mats an attempt towards solar-cloth has been presented.
DOI:10.1109/ICEE44586.2018.8937916