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Monodisperse conjugated polymer particles by Suzuki–Miyaura dispersion polymerization

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  • Alexander J.C. Kuehne

    (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
    DWI at the RWTH Aachen University)

  • Malte C. Gather

    (Harvard Medical School and Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
    Institut für Angewandte Photophysik, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Joris Sprakel

    (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
    Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University)

Abstract

The self-assembly of colloidal building blocks into complex and hierarchical structures offers a versatile and powerful toolbox for the creation of new photonic and optoelectronic materials. However, well-defined and monodisperse colloids of semiconducting polymers, which would form excellent building blocks for such self-assembled materials, are not readily available. Here we report the first demonstration of a Suzuki–Miyaura dispersion polymerization; this method produces highly monodisperse submicrometer particles of a variety of semiconducting polymers. Moreover, we show that these monodisperse particles readily self-assemble into photonic crystals that exhibit a pronounced photonic stopgap.

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  • Alexander J.C. Kuehne & Malte C. Gather & Joris Sprakel, 2012. "Monodisperse conjugated polymer particles by Suzuki–Miyaura dispersion polymerization," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 3(1), pages 1-7, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:3:y:2012:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms2085
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2085
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