Abstract
Phenylene-thiophene-based liquid crystalline π-conjugated copolymers bearing mesogenic groups as side chains were synthesized via a Stille polycondensation reaction and confirmed to exhibit a nematic liquid crystal phase at appropriate temperatures. The formation of a nematic phase, but not a smectic phase indicates cooperation of the main chain and side chain in the formation of a nematic main-chain/side-chain liquid crystal phase. The generation of polarons in the main chain as charge carriers during in-situ vapor doping of iodine is confirmed to increase with a doping progresses, exhibiting Dysonian paramagnetic behavior typical of conductive polymers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 22-37 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Materials |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Conductive polymer
- Electron spin resonance
- Liquid crystal