Supramolecular Assembly of Thiophene‐Based Oligomers into Nanostructured Fluorescent Conductive and Chiral Microfibers

Abstract

Abstract The implementation of nano/microelectronic devices requires efficient strategies for the realization of supramolecular structures with desired function and supported on appropriate substrates. This article illustrates a strategy based on the synthesis of thiophene oligomers having the same “sulfur‐overrich” quaterthiophene inner core (non bonding interactional algorithm) and different terminal groups. Nano/microfibers are formed on surfaces having a morphology independent of the nature of the deposition substrate and displaying a wide tuning of properties that make the fibers optoelectronically suitable for application in devices.

Keywords

• sulfur-overrich thiophenes
• self-assembly
• nano/microfibers
• chirality
• charge conduction