Densely packed organic nanocrystals ultrathin film using a liquid–liquid interface

We report a fabrication of densely packed polydiacetylene nanocrystal film using a liquid–liquid interface. Polydiacetylene (pDCHD) nanocrystals was dispersed into water solution by reprecipitation method from a good solvent. Then, hexane was added to the water dispersion to create the liquid–liquid interface. pDCHD nanocrystals were assembled at the interface, when ethanol was added to the pDCHD water dispersion–hexane solution. The assembled film was transferred onto a solid substrate and the film morphology was observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). With addition of 10 vol% of ethanol to 2.5 mM of pDCHD water dispersion–hexane solution, a densely packed pDCHD film is fabricated. Optical and electrical properties of the pDCHD film are discussed by UV–vis spectroscopy and current–voltage measurement.