Poly P3HT nanofibers

S. Lee, G. D. Moon, and U. Jeong, Continuous production of uniform poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) nanofibers by electrospinning and their electrical properties J. Mater. Chem., 19, 743-748 (2009). 

Poly-3-hexylthiophene is also a polymer of great interest, widely used in organic electronics, especially in photovoltaic devices. Fabrication of poly-3-hexylthiophene/ polyethylene oxide nanofibers (P3HT-PEO) with diameters down to 500 nm using... 

King et at fabricated PANI/CNT composite nanofibers with different types of CNTs through CNT-templated in-situ polymerization by using APS as oxide and methane sulfonic as dopant [9]. Liu et at prepared flexible PANI/SWNT composite films by in-situ electrochemical polymerization process [10]. The morphology and microstructure of the composite can be finely adjusted through the modulation of electrolyte component and electric current. In addition to PANI/CNT composites, poly(3-hexyl-thiophene) (P3HT)/MWNT composites have also been prepared by in-situ polymerization of 3-hexylthiophene in MWNTs-dispersed chloroform solution [11]. 

Recently, there have been some attempts to prepare PPV nanowires and nanotubes by electrospinning [380-382]. Electrospim nanofiber consisted of a binary blend of poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-p-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) with regioregular P3HT or poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) [380]. The resultant nanofiber was found to have the diameter of ca. 100-500 nm with tunable optical and charge transport properties. In this manner, electro-spiiming has been a powerful technique to fabricate polymer, ceramic and inorganic nanowire. Nanotubular structiu e and coaxial nanowire composite could be also fabricated with blend of soluble core and insoluble wall material by the electrospinning method. 

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