Directed Self-Assembly of Conducting Polymer Nanofilms on Single-Crystalline Ice Facets

Sang Yup Lee, Sung Ryul Kim, Dong June Ahn

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    Abstract

    The assembly of aniline molecules was controlled using single-crystalline ice facets that have highly ordered but dissimilarly organized OH groups at the surface. We found a difference in electrical properties of polyaniline nanofilms synthesized on dissimilar ice surfaces; basal, primary prism, and secondary prism planes. We discovered through molecular dynamics that ice-directed self-assembly induced layered structures of aniline monomers depending on enhanced formation of hydrogen bonding network per ice facet. The anilines assembled better-ordered on secondary prism plane and their lattice coincided with a repeat distance of H2O molecules on ice. This resulted in improved electrical properties of polyaniline nanofilms after subsequent polymerization. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)820-825
    Number of pages6
    JournalMacromolecular Research
    Volume30
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2022 Nov

    Bibliographical note

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2022, The Polymer Society of Korea and Springer.

    Keywords

    • degree of ordering
    • directed self-assembly
    • molecular dynamics
    • polyaniline
    • single-crystalline ice

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemical Engineering
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Polymers and Plastics
    • Materials Chemistry

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