POLY 171 |
| Conducting polymers have been extensively studied ever since they were discovered in the late 1970's. These polymers exhibit the electrical and optical properties of metals or semiconductors, yet manage to retain the good mechanical properties and processing advantages of polymers. Regioregular poly(3-alkylthiophene) are chemically and thermally stable, which makes them very attractive materials for opto-electronics. Integration of these materials in block copolymer structures with other polymers is expected to generate new materials with variable properties as a function of the composition of the copolymers. Allyl-terminated poly(3-hexylthiophene) was converted into an ATRP macroinitiator and reacted with different methacrylates to form the block copolymers. Different samples were then characterized, and their physical properties were investigated. |
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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 |