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Ionic Liquids: Electropolymerization of a Bifunctional Ionic Liquid Monomer Yields an Electroactive Liquid‐Crystalline Polymer (Adv. Funct. Mater. 13/2010)
Author(s) -
Lee Sungwon,
Becht Gregory A.,
Lee Byeongdu,
Burns Christopher T.,
Firestone Millicent A.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201090052
Subject(s) - ionic liquid , materials science , monomer , ionic conductivity , bifunctional , lamellar structure , ionic bonding , polymer , chemical engineering , polymerization , polymer chemistry , thiophene , ion , organic chemistry , electrode , composite material , chemistry , electrolyte , catalysis , engineering
M. A. Firestone et al. present a polymer that incorporates an electronic component with an ionic liquid and produces a mixed ionic and electronic conductor on page 2063 . Electropolymerization of a bifunctional imidazolium‐based ionic liquid monomer incorporating both vinyl and thiophene groups yields a liquid‐crystalline polymer that adopts an interconnected network structure formed by two orthogonally oriented lamellar sheets. The structural ordering leads to enhanced electrical conductivity.