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Ladder-like Polymer Brushes Containing Conjugated Poly(Propylenedioxythiophene) Chains
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Gabriela, Grześ Justyna, Bała Wolski, Karol Uchacz, Tomasz Louis, Boris Scheblykin, Ivan G. Zapotoczny, Szczepan |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | The high stability and conductivity of 3,4-disubstituted polythiophenes such as poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) make them attractive candidates for commercial applications. However, next-generation nanoelectronic devices require novel macromolecular strategies for the precise synthesis of advanced polymer structures as well as their arrangement. In this report, we present a synthetic route to make ladder-like polymer brushes with poly(3,4-propylenedioxythiophene) (PProDOT)-conjugated chains. The brushes were prepared via a self-templating surface-initiated technique (ST-SIP) that combines the surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) of bifunctional ProDOT-based monomers and subsequent oxidative polymerization of the pendant ProDOT groups in the parent brushes. The brushes prepared in this way were characterized by grazing-angle FTIR, XPS spectroscopy, and AFM. Steady-state and time-resolved photoluminescence measurements were used to extract the information about the structure and effective conjugation length of PProDOT-based chains. Stability tests performed in ambient conditions and under exposure to standardized solar light revealed the remarkable stability of the obtained materials. |
| Starting Page | 5886 |
| e-ISSN | 14220067 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijms23115886 |
| Journal | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
| Issue Number | 11 |
| Volume Number | 23 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-05-24 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | International Journal of Molecular Sciences Polymer Science Polymer Brushes Conjugated Polymers Prodot Photoluminescence Photostability |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |