Enhanced copolymer synthesis methods and applications thereof
AssigneeThe Curators of the University of Missouri
InventorsQuinton K. Wyatt, Matthias J. Young, Patrick J. Kinlen, Nikhila C. Paranamana
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Abstract
Unique polymers and copolymers generated via oMLD processes are described alongside the methods for tuning such polymer and copolymer structures and redox chemistries. The polymers and copolymers described can incorporate monomeric species previously held to have too high an oxidation potential for successful use in oMLD, can exhibit unexpected redox chemistry from the adjustable incorporation of primary amine monomers and resulting azo functional groups, and show superior performance metrics when compared to polymers and copolymers synthesized by other methods. Applications for these polymers and copolymers are also described.
Claims20
A method of generating a copolymer via oMLD, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. performing at least one first oMLD subcycle, comprising the steps of:
- i. introducing a fixed quantity of at least one first monomer species to an oMLD reaction chamber;
- and,
- ii. subsequently introducing a fixed quantity of a first metal halide oxidant to the oMLD reaction chamber;
- b. performing at least one second oMLD subcycle, comprising the steps of:
- i. introducing a fixed quantity of at least one second monomer species to the oMLD reaction chamber;
- and,
- ii. subsequently introducing a fixed quantity of a second metal halide oxidant to the oMLD reaction chamber;
- and,
- c. optionally repeating the at least one first oMLD subcycle and the at least one second oMLD subcycle in alternation until the copolymer has a desired thickness;
- wherein the first monomer species and the second monomer species can be the same or different monomer species, and further wherein the first metal halide oxidant and the second metal halide oxidant can be the same or different metal halide oxidants.
An electrically conductive conjugated heteroatomic polymer that has a charge capacity that is at least 50% of a theoretical charge capacity for said electrically conductive conjugated heteroatomic copolymer.
A polymer film comprising a conjugated heteroatomic polymer and comprising one or more layers, wherein each layer comprises one or more monomer species, and wherein each layer has a thickness defined by the one or more monomer species.
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