本研究探討以PBTTT-C14液晶相作為基板，探索不同維度分子於PBTTT-C14表面的聚集以及磊晶行為，藉由磊晶機制成長出具特定取向的晶相。
此研究首先製備PBTTT-C14和PMMA兩相分佈的薄膜，並藉由PBTTT-C14液晶相的融合，形成PBTTT-C14鏈段有序排列的網狀區域。再將溶有零維的具有甲基的奈米碳球衍生物(PCBM)的溶液，塗佈於PBTTT-C14有序相薄膜表面。藉由不同溫度的持溫，觀察PCBM分子的聚集排列行為。由於PCBM分子於高溫會優先嵌入PBTTT-C14的側鏈之間，因此我們塗佈過量的PCBM，使PCBM完全嵌入PBTTT-C14的側鏈之後，探索其餘PCBM分子於嵌入後的PBTTT-C14液晶相表面的聚集。此研究證實PBTTT-C14液晶相於高溫時，可以引導PCBM的磊晶成長。此外，磊晶成長的進行，亦影響了PBTTT-C14液晶相的分佈與表面形貌。
將一維的長鏈半導體高分子P3HT/甲苯溶液塗佈於PBTTT-C14 / PMMA二相分佈的薄膜，並藉由溶液濃度以及後續熱歷程的調控，來探索P3HT於PBTTT-C14液晶相表面的磊晶行為。可觀察到，P3HT分子傾向聚集於PBTTT-C14區域，且當P3HT分子的均質成核的趨勢被抑制時，可於較低的PBTTT-C14液晶相溫度發生磊晶成長。
最後，利用P3HT貼附於奈米碳管，使得奈米碳管可以於溶液中懸浮，再將此溶液加入到溶有PBTTT-C14與PMMA的溶液之中，旋轉塗佈於玻璃基板上之後，發展出含有奈米碳管/ P3HT分佈的PBTTT-C14 / PMMA薄膜。此研究設計是希望探索是否可以藉由P3HT分子磊晶成長的發生，來形成奈米碳管的有序排列的陣列。

In this study, we use large area of ordered PBTTT-C14 phase as the substrate and investigate of the epitaxial crystalize and assembling mechanism of different molecules on the substrate. Furthermore, we can grow highly oriented polymer crystalline phase by epitaxy and utilize the aligned polymer phase to induce the distribution of the carbon nanotubes.
First, we used PBTTT-C14 and PMMA to make the substrate. While the temperature raised to the liquid phase temperature of PBTTT-C14, the ordered phase of PBTTT-C14 can be development.
Coating the zero-dimensional PCBM molecules on the surface of the ordered PBTTT-C14 thin film. Annealing with different temperature to development different assembling behaviors of PCBM. The film has annealing at two different temperatures to observe the change of PCBM aggregation and the epitaxial crystallization of PCBM which induced by the liquid crystalline phase of PBTTT-C14 at higher temperature.
Coating the one-dimensional P3HT molecules on the surface of the ordered PBTTT-C14 thin film. The concentration of P3HT and annealing temperature can be adjusting and hence influence the crystallization behavior of P3HT on the surface of PBTTT-C14 liquid crystalline phase. Therefore, the requirement of P3HT epitaxial crystallization on PBTTT-C14 substrate can be discuss.
Finally, we use the P3HT adsorption to reduce the tendency of aggregation of carbon nanotubes, so that carbon nanotubes can be stably suspended in solution. Add this solution to the PBTTT-C14 and PMMA solution and then spin coating the solution on glass to form thin film. Annealing the sample to observe the distribution of carbon nanotubes in PBTTT-C14 phase. We can discuss how the temperature effect the aggregation of carbon nanotubes by change the ramp rate from melting point of PBTTT-C14 to PBTTT-C14 liquid phase temperature.

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