Synthesis and Characterization of a Polyisoprene-b-polystyrene-b-poly(3-hexylthiophene) Triblock Copolymer

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2012-12-06

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http://hdl.handle.net/10735.1/3902

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A polyisoprene-b-polystyrene-b-poly(3-hexylthiophene) triblock copolymer was synthesized by anionic coupling of living polyisoprene-b-polystyryl lithium with allyl-terminated poly(3-hexylthiophene). The triblock copolymer retained the opto-electronic properties and morphology found in the poly(3-hexylthiophene) homopolymer despite the insulating polyisoprene and polystyrene blocks, making it potentially useful as an elastomeric semiconducting material.

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Copolymers, Macromolecules, Aniotic polymerization, Semiconductors

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NSF (Career DMR-0956116), Welch Foundation (AT-1740) and NSF-MRI grant (CHE-1126177).

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©2013 The Royal Society of Chemistry. This article may not be further made available or distributed.

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Stefan, Mihaela C.
NSM Staff-Student Research