Synthesis of Fluorescent Polythiophene Dots

Figure 1

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image of polythiophene Pdot dispersion in water containing 3% polysorbate surfactant (Tween-80) obtained by diluting a DMSO solution of polythiophene in excess water and optical image of dispersion and plot of PL intensity versus wavelength showing emission maxima at 485 nm (excitation 365 nm).