Molecular nanoarchitectonics: unification of nanotechnology and molecular/materials science

• Katsuhiko Ariga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 434–453, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.35

• thiophene monomer. This process produced the first polythiophene wires on the substrate. The substrate was then transferred to an electrolyte solution containing another thiophene monomer. The second process of applying voltage oxidized both the thiophene monomer in solution and the polythiophene on the

Growth of a self-assembled monolayer decoupled from the substrate: nucleation on-command using buffer layers

• Robby Reynaerts,
• Kunal S. Mali and
• Steven De Feyter

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1291–1302, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.113

• controlled electrochemical polymerization of thiophene to produce polythiophene nanowires with tunable lengths [36][37]. In the context of their use for controlling surface architectures, insertion of the buffer layers between the assembling moiety and the solid substrate affects the assembly process via the

High permittivity, breakdown strength, and energy storage density of polythiophene-encapsulated BaTiO₃ nanoparticles

• Adnanullah Khan,
• Amir Habib and
• Adeel Afzal

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1190–1197, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.103

• . This article presents the synthesis of polythiophene-encapsulated BaTiO3 (BTO-PTh) nanoparticles via an in situ Cu(II)-catalyzed chemical oxidative polymerization of thiophene monomer on hydrothermally obtained tetragonal BTO nanocrystals. The formed core–shell-type BTO-PTh nanoparticles exhibit

• storage; polythiophene; Introduction The fast-paced progress and constantly growing demand of microelectronic devices and energy storage technologies have led to extensive research on the development of new dielectric materials [1][2][3]. High-κ ceramic-based dielectric materials such as BaTiO3 (BTO

• nanoparticles, but they noticed that breakdown strength of the composite was critically affected at a high concentration of filler due to free charge accumulation at the interface. Therefore, to improve breakdown strength and energy storage density of BTO, we propose the design of polythiophene (PTh

Electrospun one-dimensional nanostructures: a new horizon for gas sensing materials

• Muhammad Imran,
• Nunzio Motta and
• Mahnaz Shafiei

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2128–2170, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.202

• (e.g., polypyrrole (PPy), polyaniline (PANI), polythiophene (PTh) and their derivatives) [32][87][88][90], MOx nanofibers surface functionalized by metal nanoparticles [75] and graphene sheets incorporated with MOx nanofibers [89]. 4.1 Conductometric gas sensors Nanostructure-based conductometric

Oxidative chemical vapor deposition of polyaniline thin films

• Yuriy Y. Smolin,
• Masoud Soroush and
• Kenneth K. S. Lau

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1266–1276, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.128

• polymerization and coating technique, which has previously been used to deposit thin and ultrathin conducting polymer films, including polypyrrole, polythiophene (PTh), and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), without the limitations of solvent-based techniques [17]. The oCVD process provides better control

Vapor deposition routes to conformal polymer thin films

• Priya Moni,
• Ahmed Al-Obeidi and
• Karen K. Gleason

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 723–735, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.76

• ) [42][50][51]. Figure 9f shows a conformal oCVD synthesized polythiophene coating on a NAA electrode. In soft electronics, conformal dielectric iCVD films have found uses in both field effect transistors and non-volatile memory [7][52]. Conclusion In summary, vapor based polymerization techniques, such

• image of NAA electrode with polythiophene coating (scale bar 200 µm). a) Reprinted with permission from [29], copyright 2008 American Chemical Society. b) Adapted from [46], Copyright 2016 Nature Publishing Group, published in [46] under a Creative Commons CC-BY license, http://creativecommons.org

Sensitive detection of hydrocarbon gases using electrochemically Pd-modified ZnO chemiresistors

• Elena Dilonardo,
• Michele Penza,
• Marco Alvisi,
• Gennaro Cassano,
• Cinzia Di Franco,
• Francesco Palmisano,
• Luisa Torsi and
• Nicola Cioffi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 82–90, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.9

• scientific community. HCs gas sensors based on organic conducting polymers (such as polyaniline (PANI) [15][16], polypyrrole (PPy) [17] and polythiophene (PTh) [18]) and on carbon-based nanomaterials with desired functionality and conductivity (e.g., carbon nanotubes (CNTs) [19] and graphene [20]) exhibit a

Sb₂S₃ grown by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis and its application in a hybrid solar cell

• Erki Kärber,
• Atanas Katerski,
• Ilona Oja Acik,
• Arvo Mere,
• Valdek Mikli and
• Malle Krunks

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1662–1673, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.158

• , situated in the electrical junction created by TiO2 and P3HT (polythiophene) as the electron and hole conductor, respectively. For these type of solar cells, fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) is prevalently used to contact the TiO2 while evaporated Au has been used to contact the P3HT. The use of a polymeric

Simple approach for the fabrication of PEDOT-coated Si nanowires

• Mingxuan Zhu,
• Marielle Eyraud,
• Judikael Le Rouzo,
• Nadia Ait Ahmed,
• Florence Boulc’h,
• Claude Alfonso,
• Philippe Knauth and
• François Flory

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 640–650, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.65

• (ACN) solution with 0.1 M LiClO4 and the reflection FTIR spectra were recorded in the wavenumber region 1400–800 cm−1 (Figure 6). Additionally, Table 1 presents the principal assignments reported in literature for similar polythiophene films. Vibrations at 830, 930 and 970 cm−1 originate from the C–S

• polythiophene films. Acknowledgements The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the research project between the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) and the Ecoles Centrale of Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, and Paris.

Structural and electronic properties of oligo- and polythiophenes modified by substituents

• Simon P. Rittmeyer and
• Axel Groß

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 909–919, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.101

• monomers and dimers, they hardly influence the band gap of polythiophene. In contrast, phenyl-substituted polythiophenes as well as vinyl-bridged polythiophene derivatives exhibit drastically modified band gaps. These effects cannot be explained by simple electron removal or addition, as calculations for

• considerable attention during the past 20 years [6][8]. Like PA, nanosized polythiophene (PTp) shows a diffuse widespread conjugated π-system [8]. Consequently, removing an electron from the highest occupied polymer orbital or adding an electron to the lowest unoccupied orbital is relatively easy [9]. In a

• , which can also act as a model for macrocyclic systems, namely cyclothiophenes [23]. As substituents we considered both singly bonded substituents, such as methyl, amino or nitro groups, as well as phenyl-like substituents. In addition, we studied vinyl-bridged polythiophene derivatives. Finally, we also

Surface functionalization of aluminosilicate nanotubes with organic molecules

• Wei Ma,
• Weng On Yah,
• Hideyuki Otsuka and
• Atsushi Takahara

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 82–100, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.10

• , well-aligned and highly ordered crystalline polythiophene films will lead to significant improvements in conductivity and FEM; whereas the FEM of the disordered polythiophene film was below the detection level [79][80]. Generally, solidification of polythiophene by rapid evaporation of the polymeric

• -substituted polythiophene systems was reported [84]. Using a simple solution fabrication process, by dispersing carbon nanotubes in a polythiophene solution followed by spin coating of the solution onto a glass substrate, a highly sensitive and selective chemiresistor was successfully developed. Due to the

• favorable H-binding of the fluoro-alkyl groups of polythiophene to the phosphate ester, the nanofiber hybrid was reported to be able to detect several numbers of chemical warfare agents, such as dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) and sarin gas [85]. Nevertheless, large-quantity synthesis of carbon nanotubes