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Anisotropic Properties of Conducting Polymers Prepared by Liquid Crystal Templating
Author(s) -
Hulvat J. F.,
Stupp S. I.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200306263
Subject(s) - materials science , anisotropy , pedot:pss , polymerization , liquid crystal , polymer , aqueous solution , conductive polymer , hexagonal crystal system , conductivity , chemical engineering , absorption (acoustics) , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , composite material , crystallography , optics , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , chemistry , physics , engineering
Anisotropic films of poly(3,4‐ethyldioxythiophene) (PEDOT) have been prepared by polymerization in an aqueous, self‐organized liquid crystalline template. The cylindrical, hydrophobic cores of the hexagonal template direct electropolymerization, producing films with anisotropic optical absorption and conductivity (see Figure).