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Synthesis and Characterization of Cross‐Linked Conjugated Polymer Milli‐, Micro‐, and Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Hittinger Eric,
Kokil Akshay,
Weder Christoph
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200352863
Subject(s) - conjugated system , polymer , covalent bond , materials science , nanoparticle , characterization (materials science) , suspension (topology) , homogeneous , aqueous suspension , aqueous solution , nanotechnology , aqueous medium , chemical engineering , coupling reaction , range (aeronautics) , polymer chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , catalysis , physics , mathematics , homotopy , pure mathematics , engineering , thermodynamics
The use of aqueous emulsions as the media when conducting cross‐coupling reactions, instead of homogeneous solutions, produces covalently cross‐linked conjugated polymer particles (see picture). The size of the spherical particles can easily be tuned over a wide range (mm to nm) by modification of the reaction conditions. The resulting materials are processable in the form of a suspension and promise to have interesting electronic properties.