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US 9,558,863 B2Granted
Electrically conductive polymers with enhanced conductivity
AssigneeKorea University Research and Business Foundation
InventorDong Hoon Choi
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Abstract
An electrically conductive polymer linked to conductive nanoparticle is provided. The conductive polymer can include conductive monomers and one or more monomers in the conductive polymer can be linked to a conductive nanoparticle and can include a polymerizable moiety so that it can be incorporated into a polymer chain. The electrically conductive monomer can include a 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene as a conductive monomer. The electrically conductive polymer having the conductive nanoparticle can be prepared into an electrically conductive layer or film for use in electronic devices.
Claims19
A polymer and nanoparticle combination comprising:
- a conductive copolymer having one or more first conductive monomers and one or more second conductive monomers, wherein the one or more first conductive monomers and the one or more second conductive monomers are copolymerized to form the conductive copolymer;
- a conductive nanoparticle covalently bound to a first end of a linker and a second end of the linker being covalently bound to the one or more second conductive monomers of the conductive copolymer, the linker being selected from the group consisting of butanethiol, pentanethiol, hexanethiol and heptanethiol;
- wherein the one or more first conductive monomers have a structure of Formula 3, or an analog or derivative thereof:
- where
- X1 is S;
- and
- R2 and R2′ are substituents such that the one or more first conductive monomers include 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene;
- and
- wherein the one or more second conductive monomers have a structure of Formula 1:
- A [Formula 1]
- where:
- A is thiophene.
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A polymer and nanoparticle combination comprising:
- the polymer having one or more first conductive monomers and one or more second conductive monomers that are copolymerized to form a copolymer, wherein the one or more first conductive monomers have a structure of Formula 3, or an analog or derivative thereof:
- where:
- X1 is S;
- and
- R2 and R2′ are substituents such that the one or more first conductive monomers include 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene;
- and
- a conductive nanoparticle linked to the one or more conductive monomers through the R2 or R2′ substituent, the one or more conductive monomers being covalently bound to a first end of a linker and a second end of the linker being covalently bound to the conductive nanoparticle, the linker being selected from the group consisting of butanethiol, pentanethiol, hexanethiol and heptanethiol;
- the one or more second conductive monomers having a structure of Formula 1:
- A [Formula 1]
- where
- A is thiophene;
- and
- where the conductive nanoparticle includes on or more hydrophilic solvent compatible groups having the structure of Formula 6:
- where one of R5, R6 and R7 has the structure of Formula 7:
- and the others of R5, R6 and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, and alkoxy;
- where Q is an alkylene having from one or two carbons;
- d is 1 to 3;
- and R8 is selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, and a straight or branched alkyl which is substituted with thiol.
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A polymer and nanoparticle combination comprising:
- a conductive copolymer having one or more first conductive monomers and one or more second monomers, wherein the one or more first conductive monomers and the one or more second monomers are copolymerized to form the conductive copolymer;
- first and second conductive nanoparticles covalently bound to a first end of a linker and a second end of the linker being covalently bound to the conductive copolymer, so that the nanoparticles are indirectly linked to the conductive polymer through the linker, the linker including at least one member selected from the group consisting of butanethiol, pentanethiol, hexanethiol, and heptanethiol;
- wherein the conductive nanoparticles are selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, copper, platinum, and palladium;
- wherein the one or more first conductive monomers have a structure of Formula 3, or an analog or derivative thereof:
- where
- X1 is S;
- and
- R2 and R2′ are substituents such that the one or more first conductive monomers include 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene;
- and
- wherein the one or more second monomers have a structure of Formula 1:
- A [Formula 1]
- where
- A is thiophene;
- and
- where the first conductive nanoparticle includes one or more hydrophilic solvent compatible groups;
- and
- where the second conductive nanoparticle is devoid of hydrophilic moieties.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.