POLY 192 |
| Regioregular poly(3-alkylthiophenes), or PAT's, are very important conjugated polymers that are being successfully utilized in a variety of applications like organic field-effect transistors, solar cells, and chemical sensors, just to name a few. PAT's are rod-like polymers that when synthesized in a regioregular fashion, can self assemble into very compact semi-crystalline solid-state structures exhibiting conductivities ranging from 100-1000 S/cm when doped. PAT's can be incorporated into block copolymers that combine the electrical properties of polythiophene and unique mechanical properties of flexible polymers, thus adding more dynamic possibilities of applications for polythiophene. This study has been focused on integrating polythiophene into an amphiphilic block copolymer. The synthesis and characterization of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-b-poly(acrylic acid) (PHT-b-PAA) is presented. |
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General Papers: Synthesis and Characterization
6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Sunday, 10 September 2006 Moscone Center -- Hall D, Poster
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Division of Polymer Chemistry |