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US 11,655,378 B2Granted
Electroactive polymer solution comprising conjugated heteroaromatic polymer, electroactive coating comprising the same, and objects comprising electroactive coating
AssigneePolyM technology corporation
InventorsChien-Chung Han, Ting-Chia Ku, Jo-Wen Chiang
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Abstract
A composition for forming an electroactive coating includes an acid as a polymerization catalyst, at least one functional component, and at least one compound of formula (1) as a monomer: wherein X is selected from S, O, Se, Te, PR2 and NR2, Y is hydrogen (H) or a precursor of a good leaving group Y− whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45, Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a good leaving group whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45, b is 0, 1 or 2, each R1 is a substituent, and the at least one compound of formula (1) includes at least one compound of formula (1) with Z═H and Y≠H.
Claims16
A solution for forming an electroactive coating, containing a conjugated heteroaromatic polymer, being transitional metal free, and being prepared directly from a composition comprising:
- at least one compound of formula (1) or (2) as a monomer,
- wherein in formula (1),
- X is selected from the group consisting of S, O, Se, Te, PR2 and NR2, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkanoyl, and aryloyl groups,
- Y is hydrogen (H), or a precursor of a good leaving group Y. . . whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45,
- Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a precursor of a good leaving group Z. . . whose conjugate acid (HZ) has a pKa of less than 45,
- b is 0, 1 or 2, and
- each R1 is a substituent, wherein when b=2, the two R1 are the same or different and may joint together to form a ring;
- the at least one compound of formula (1) comprises at least one compound of formula (1) with Z═H and Y≠H;
- in formula (2),
- X is the same or different at each occurrence, and is independently selected from the group consisting of S, O, Se, Te, PR2 and NR2, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkanoyl, and aryloyl groups,
- Y is hydrogen (H), or a precursor of a good leaving group Y. . . whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45,
- Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a precursor of a good leaving group Z. . . whose conjugate acid (HZ) has a pKa of less than 45,
- Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or poly-nuclear, aryl or heteroaryl ring,
- m, o and p are each independently an integer equal to or greater than 0, with a proviso that m+p≥1,
- each k is independently 0, 1 or 2, each R5 is a substituent, wherein any two R5 on the same ring or on two neighboring rings, or R5 and a substituent group on a neighboring Ar ring, may join together to form another ring;
- and
- the at least one compound of formula (2) comprises at least one compound of formula (2) with Z═H and Y≥H;
- an acid as a polymerization catalyst selected from the group consisting of a protic acid, a polymeric acid, and a non-transitional Lewis acid;
- and
- at least one functional component, selected from the group consisting of a solvent, a polymerization retardant, a polymer binder or a precursor of polymer binder, a dopant, a latent dopant, a dielectric layer protection agent, a dielectric layer repair agent, a plasticizer, an impact modifier, a reinforcing filler, a blowing agent, a crosslinking agent, an ultraviolet stabilizer, a flame retardant, a photoresist, a thickening agent, a defoaming agent, an emulsifier, a surfactant, and a dispersion stabilizer,
- wherein
- the at least one functional component contains at least the polymerization retardant and the polymer binder or the precursor of polymer binder, wherein the polymerization retardant comprises at least one Lewis base having a stronger basicity than the monomer,
- the conjugated heteroaromatic polymer contains, as a dopant therefor, the acid as the polymerization catalyst, and
- condition i), ii) or iii) below is satisfied:
- i) that the electroactive coating comprises an O-containing polymer, a N-containing polymer or a P-containing polymer that serves as both the polymerization retardant and the polymer binder, wherein the O-containing polymer is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted poly(ethylene oxide)s, poly(propylene oxide)s, poly(ethylene glycol)s, poly(propylene glycol)s, poly(vinyl acetate)s, poly[ethylene-co-(vinyl acetate)]s, polyvinyl alcohols and poly[ethylene-co-(vinyl alcohol)]s, the N-containing polymer is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted polyvinylpyridines and polyvinylpyrrolidones, and the P-containing polymer is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted poly(ethylene phosphate)s and poly(propylene phosphate)s;
- ii) that the polymer binder comprises a polymeric acid, wherein the polymeric acid also serves as the dopant, or as the acid as the polymerization catalyst, and the polymeric acid is selected from the group consisting of poly(glycolic acid)s, poly(lactic acid)s, sulfonated polystyrenes that do not include polystyrenesulfonic acid, sulfonated poly(vinyl naphthalene)s, sulfonated poly(vinyl arene)s that do not include polystyrenesulfonic acid, sulfonated poly(vinyl heteroarene)s, sulfonated copolymers or terpolymers comprising at least one substituted or unsubstituted styrene repeat unit, oligophosphoric acids, polyphosphoric acids, oligometaphosphoric acids, polymetaphosphoric acids, and combination mixtures, copolymers and terpolymers thereof;
- iii) that the polymer binder comprises a thermoplastic plastic or a thermosetting plastic, wherein the thermoplastic plastic is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted PET, poly(butylene terephthalate)s, poly(4-hydroxybenzoate)s, polystyrene, poly(styrene sulfonate)s, poly(alkyl styrenesulfonate)s, PS-PMMA copolymers, lignin, asphaltenes, bitumens, styrene-butadiene rubbers, ABS, polyarylates, polybenzimidazoles, poly(p-xylylene)s and polyvinylpyridines, and polymer mixtures, copolymers and terpolymers thereof.
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An electroactive coating, comprising a conjugated heteroaromatic polymer that is transitional metal free and is prepared from a composition comprising:
- at least one compound of formula (1) or (2) as a monomer,
- wherein in formula (1),
- X is selected from the group consisting of S, O, Se, Te, PR2 and NR2, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkanoyl, and aryloyl groups,
- Y is hydrogen (H), or a precursor of a good leaving group Y. . . whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45,
- Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a precursor of a good leaving group Z. . . whose conjugate acid (HZ) has a pKa of less than 45,
- b is 0, 1 or 2, and
- each R1 is a substituent, wherein when b=2, the two R1 are the same or different and may joint together to form a ring;
- the at least one compound of formula (1) comprises at least one compound of formula (1) with Z═H and Y≠H;
- in formula (2),
- X is the same or different at each occurrence, and is independently selected from the group consisting of S, O, Se, Te, PR2 and NR2, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkanoyl, and aryloyl groups,
- Y is hydrogen (H), or a precursor of a good leaving group Y. . . whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45,
- Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a precursor of a good leaving group Z. . . whose conjugate acid (HZ) has a pKa of less than 45,
- Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or poly-nuclear, aryl or heteroaryl ring, m, o and p are each independently an integer equal to or greater than 0, with a proviso that m+p≥1,
- each k is independently 0, 1 or 2,
- each R5 is a substituent, wherein any two R5 on the same ring or on two neighboring rings, or R5 and a substituent group on a neighboring Ar ring, may join together to form another ring;
- and
- the at least one compound of formula (2) comprises at least one compound of formula (2) with Z═H and Y≠H;
- an acid as a polymerization catalyst selected from the group consisting of a protic acid, a polymeric acid, and a non-transitional Lewis acid;
- and
- at least one functional component, selected from the group consisting of a solvent, a polymerization retardant, a polymer binder or a precursor of polymer binder, a dopant, a latent dopant, a dielectric layer protection agent, a dielectric layer repair agent, a plasticizer, an impact modifier, a reinforcing filler, a blowing agent, a crosslinking agent, an ultraviolet stabilizer, a flame retardant, a photoresist, a thickening agent, a defoaming agent, an emulsifier, a surfactant, and a dispersion stabilizer,
- wherein
- the at least one functional component contains at least the polymerization retardant and the polymer binder or the precursor of polymer binder, wherein the polymerization retardant comprises at least one Lewis base having a stronger basicity than the monomer,
- the conjugated heteroaromatic polymer contains, as a dopant therefor, the acid as the polymerization catalyst, and
- condition i), ii) or iii) below is satisfied:
- i) that the electroactive coating comprises an O-containing polymer, a N-containing polymer or a P-containing polymer that serves as both the polymerization retardant and the polymer binder, wherein the O-containing polymer is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted poly(ethylene oxide)s, poly(propylene oxide)s, poly(ethylene glycol)s, poly(propylene glycol)s, poly(vinyl acetate)s, poly[ethylene-co-(vinyl acetate)]s, polyvinyl alcohols and poly[ethylene-co-(vinyl alcohol)]s, the N-containing polymer is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted polyvinylpyridines and polyvinylpyrrolidones, and the P-containing polymer is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted poly(ethylene phosphate)s and poly(propylene phosphate)s;
- ii) that the polymer binder comprises a polymeric acid, wherein the polymeric acid also serves as the dopant, or as the acid as the polymerization catalyst, and the polymeric acid is selected from the group consisting of poly(glycolic acid)s, poly(lactic acid)s, sulfonated polystyrenes that do not include polystyrenesulfonic acid, sulfonated poly(vinyl naphthalene)s, sulfonated poly(vinyl arene)s that do not include polystyrenesulfonic acid, sulfonated poly(vinyl heteroarene)s, sulfonated copolymers or terpolymers comprising at least one substituted or unsubstituted styrene repeat units, oligophosphoric acids, polyphosphoric acids, oligometaphosphoric acids, polymetaphosphoric acids, and combination mixtures, copolymers and terpolymers thereof;
- iii) that the polymer binder comprises a thermoplastic plastic or a thermosetting plastic, wherein the thermoplastic plastic is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted PET, poly(butylene terephthalate)s, poly(4-hydroxybenzoate)s, polystyrene, poly(styrene sulfonate)s, poly(alkyl styrenesulfonate)s, PS-PMMA copolymers, lignin, asphaltenes, bitumens, styrene-butadiene rubbers, ABS, polyarylates, polybenzimidazoles, poly(p-xylylene)s and polyvinylpyridines, and polymer mixtures, copolymers and terpolymers thereof.
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An electroactive coating, comprising a conjugated heteroaromatic polymer that is transitional metal free and is prepared from a composition comprising:
- at least one compound of formula (1) or (2) as a monomer,
- wherein in formula (1),
- X is selected from the group consisting of S, O, Se, Te, PR2 and NR2, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkanoyl, and aryloyl groups,
- Y is hydrogen (H), or a precursor of a good leaving group Y. . . whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45,
- Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a precursor of a good leaving group Z. . . whose conjugate acid (HZ) has a pKa of less than 45,
- b is 0, 1 or 2, and
- each R1 is a substituent, wherein when b=2, the two R1 are the same or different and may joint together to form a ring;
- the at least one compound of formula (1) comprises at least one compound of formula (1) with Z═H and Y≠H;
- in formula (2),
- X is the same or different at each occurrence, and is independently selected from the group consisting of S, O, Se, Te, PR2 and NR2, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkanoyl, and aryloyl groups,
- Y is hydrogen (H), or a precursor of a good leaving group Y. . . whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45,
- Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a precursor of a good leaving group Z. . . whose conjugate acid (HZ) has a pKa of less than 45,
- Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or poly-nuclear, aryl or heteroaryl ring, m, o and p are each independently an integer equal to or greater than 0, with a proviso that m+p≥1,
- each k is independently 0, 1 or 2,
- each R5 is a substituent, wherein any two R5 on the same ring or on two neighboring rings, or R5 and a substituent group on a neighboring Ar ring, may join together to form another ring;
- and
- the at least one compound of formula (2) comprises at least one compound of formula (2) with Z═H and Y≠H;
- an acid as a polymerization catalyst selected from the group consisting of a protic acid, a polymeric acid, and a non-transitional Lewis acid;
- and
- at least one functional component, selected from the group consisting of a solvent, a polymerization retardant, a polymer binder or a precursor of polymer binder, a dopant, a latent dopant, a dielectric layer protection agent, a dielectric layer repair agent, a plasticizer, an impact modifier, a reinforcing filler, a blowing agent, a crosslinking agent, an ultraviolet stabilizer, a flame retardant, a photoresist, a thickening agent, a defoaming agent, an emulsifier, a surfactant, and a dispersion stabilizer,
- wherein
- the at least one functional component contains at least the polymerization retardant and the polymer binder or the precursor of polymer binder, wherein the polymerization retardant comprises at least one Lewis base having a stronger basicity than the monomer,
- the conjugated heteroaromatic polymer contains, as a dopant therefor, the acid as the polymerization catalyst, and
- the polymer binder is selected from polyacrylamides, polyacrylonitriles, polystyrene, PS-PMMA copolymers, poly(styrene sulfonate)s, poly(alkyl styrenesulfonate)s, polyphosphoric acid, poly(ethylene phosphate)s, poly(propylene phosphate)s, nylons, polycaprolactams, polyvinylpyrrolidones, polyvinylpyridines, PET, polycaprolactones, polybutadienes, polychloroprenes, polyisoprenes, natural rubbers, polyisobutylenes, styrene-butadiene rubbers, EPDM, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubbers, ABS, isobutylene-isoprene rubbers, poly(ethylene glycol)s, poly(ethylene oxide)s, poly(propylene glycol)s, poly(propylene oxide)s, polytetrahydrofurans, poly(methyl vinyl ketone)s, polyamideimides, polybenzimidazoles, polycarbonates, polyarylates, poly(p-xylylene)s, polyformaldehydes, polyketals, polyacetones, poly(vinylidene fluoride)s, poly(vinyl acetate)s, poly(vinyl alcohol)s, poly[ethylene-co-(vinyl acetate)]s, poly[ethylene-co-(vinyl alcohol)]s, and the combination copolymers, terpolymers, or polymer mixtures thereof.
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A capacitor, comprising a conjugated heteroaromatic polymer that is transitional metal free and is prepared from a composition comprising:
- at least one compound of formula (1) or (2) as a monomer,
- wherein in formula (1),
- X is selected from the group consisting of S, O, Se, Te, PR2 and NR2, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkanoyl, and aryloyl groups,
- Y is hydrogen (H), or a precursor of a good leaving group Y. . . whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45,
- Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a precursor of a good leaving group Z. . . whose conjugate acid (HZ) has a pKa of less than 45,
- b is 0, 1 or 2, and
- each R1 is a substituent, wherein when b=2, the two R1 are the same or different and may joint together to form a ring;
- the at least one compound of formula (1) comprises at least one compound of formula (1) with Z═H and Y≥H;
- in formula (2),
- X is the same or different at each occurrence, and is independently selected from the group consisting of S, O, Se, Te, PR2 and NR2, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkanoyl, and aryloyl groups,
- Y is hydrogen (H), or a precursor of a good leaving group Y. . . whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45,
- Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a precursor of a good leaving group Z. . . whose conjugate acid (HZ) has a pKa of less than 45,
- Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or poly-nuclear, aryl or heteroaryl ring,
- m, o and p are each independently an integer equal to or greater than 0, with a proviso that m+p≥1,
- each k is independently 0, 1 or 2,
- each R5 is a substituent, wherein any two R5 on the same ring or on two neighboring rings, or R5 and a substituent group on a neighboring Ar ring, may join together to form another ring;
- and
- the at least one compound of formula (2) comprises at least one compound of formula (2) with Z═H and Y≠H;
- an acid as a polymerization catalyst selected from the group consisting of a protic acid, a polymeric acid, and a non-transitional Lewis acid;
- and
- at least one functional component, selected from the group consisting of a solvent, a polymerization retardant, a polymer binder or a precursor of polymer binder, a dopant, a latent dopant, a dielectric layer protection agent, a dielectric layer repair agent, a plasticizer, an impact modifier, a reinforcing filler, a blowing agent, a crosslinking agent, an ultraviolet stabilizer, a flame retardant, a photoresist, a thickening agent, a defoaming agent, an emulsifier, a surfactant, and a dispersion stabilizer,
- wherein
- the at least one functional component contains at least the polymerization retardant and the polymer binder or the precursor of polymer binder, wherein the polymerization retardant comprises at least one Lewis base having a stronger basicity than the monomer,
- the conjugated heteroaromatic polymer contains, as a dopant therefor, the acid as the polymerization catalyst, and
- condition i), ii) or iii) below is satisfied:
- i) that the capacitor further comprises an O-containing polymer, a N-containing polymer or a P-containing polymer that serves as both the polymerization retardant and the polymer binder, wherein the O-containing polymer is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted poly(ethylene oxide)s, poly(propylene oxide)s, poly(ethylene glycol)s, poly(propylene glycol)s, poly(vinyl acetate)s, poly[ethylene-co-(vinyl acetate)]s, polyvinyl alcohols and poly[ethylene-co-(vinyl alcohol)]s, the N-containing polymer is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted polyvinylpyridines and polyvinylpyrrolidones, and the P-containing polymer is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted poly(ethylene phosphate)s and poly(propylene phosphate)s;
- ii) that the polymer binder comprises a polymeric acid, wherein the polymeric acid also serves as the dopant, or as the acid as the polymerization catalyst, and the polymeric acid is selected from the group consisting of poly(glycolic acid)s, poly(lactic acid)s, sulfonated polystyrenes that do not include polystyrenesulfonic acid, sulfonated poly(vinyl naphthalene)s, sulfonated poly(vinyl arene)s that do not include polystyrenesulfonic acid, sulfonated poly(vinyl heteroarene)s, sulfonated copolymers or terpolymers comprising at least one substituted or unsubstituted styrene repeat units, oligophosphoric acids, polyphosphoric acids, oligometaphosphoric acids, polymetaphosphoric acids, and combination mixtures, copolymers and terpolymers thereof;
- iii) that the polymer binder comprises a thermoplastic plastic or a thermosetting plastic, wherein the thermoplastic plastic is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted PET, poly(butylene terephthalate)s, poly(4-hydroxybenzoate)s, polystyrene, poly(styrene sulfonate)s, poly(alkyl styrenesulfonate)s, PS-PMMA copolymers, lignin, asphaltenes, bitumens, styrene-butadiene rubbers, ABS, polyarylates, polybenzimidazoles, poly(p-xylylene)s and polyvinylpyridines, and polymer mixtures, copolymers and terpolymers thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.