Flexible Perylene Tetracarboxylic Diimide–Poly(3,4−Ethylenedioxythiophene) (PTCDIs@PEDOT) Films with Interpenetrating P−N Heterojunction and Their Gas Sensing Use

Abstract

Through the selection of N-type organic semiconductor molecules and the method of supramolecular self-assembly at the solvent phase interface, a perylene tetracarboxylic diimide (PTCDIs) nanofiber film with loose and porous morphology was constructed via in situ deposition on the surface of ITO conductive glass. Then, the P-type organic semiconducting polymer poly(3,4−ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) was grown in the fiber interweaving network of this film via quantitative electrochemical polymerization, thus preparing a PTCDIs@PEDOT composite film with N−P heterojunction architecture. The composite film has a nanometer-sized N−P heterojunction interpenetrating network structure, which is beneficial for full exposure to and contact of hydrogen peroxide vapor (HPV). The response time is 5.76 min, the recovery time is 5.53 min, and the response to 1.0 ppm concentration of HPV is 1.76. The PTCDIs@PEDOT film has good moisture resistance and improved sensitivity and signal response for gas-phase H2O2 detection.

Keywords

• P−N heterojunction
• PEDOT
• PTCDI
• gas detection
• chemosensor