Fabrication of Organic-Inorganic Nano-Hybrid Materials Containing Oligothiophene Derivatives

Abstract

Oligothiophene derivatives, 4,4’-bis-(2-aminoethylthienyl)-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene dihydrohalide (AET-EDOT·HX: X = I, Br), were synthesized by Grignard coupling reactions. The hybrid films of oligothiophene and lead halide were fabricated by casting and spin-coating methods. The effect of halogen species on the optical properties of the perovskites was investigated. The X-ray diffraction profiles of (AET-EDOT)PbX4 cast films indicated that the layered structures were formed by the self-organization. After hybridization of AET-EDOT·HX with PbX2, new absorption peaks due to the confined excitons were observed at 400 nm for (AET-EDOT)PbBr4 film, and at 395 nm for (AET-EDOT)PbI4 film. These results indicated that the diamino-type oligothiophenes were successfully incorporated into the organic-inorganic layered perovskites. AFM images of (AET-EDOT)PbX4 cast films showed polycrystalline grains, indicating that the polycrystalline structures covered on the substrate surface.