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ArticlePolymers2022

Temperature-Dependent Conformation Behavior of Isolated Poly(3-hexylthiopene) Chains.

Sanwardhini Pantawane, Stephan Gekle

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Article in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Sanwardhini PantawaneBiofluid Simulation and Modeling, Theoretische Physik VI, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2688-7474
Stephan GekleBiofluid Simulation and Modeling, Theoretische Physik VI, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5597-1160

Funding

Volkswagen Foundation A125785
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We use atomistic as well as coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations to study the conformation of a single poly(3-hexylthiopene) chain as a function of temperature. We find that mainly bundle and toroid structures appear with bundles becoming more abundant for decreasing temperatures. We compare an atomistic and a Martini-based coarse-grained model which we find in very good agreement. We further illustrate how the temperature dependence of P3HT can be connected to that of simple Lennard-Jones model polymers in a vacuum. Upon adding solvent (THF) we observe the occurrence of a prominent swelling of the molecular size at a temperature of about 220 K. This swelling is in close agreement with the interpretation of recent spectroscopic experiments which allows us to explain the experimental observations by an increased frequency of bundle structures.

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flexibleLennard–Jones model polymersmolecular dynamics simulationpoly(3-hexylthiopene)semi-flexible polymersstiff

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PMID35160539
PMCPMC8840214

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