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Polymers that Contain Ligated Metals in their Side Chain: Building a Foundation for Functional Materials in Opto‐Electronic Applications with an Emphasis on Lanthanide Ions
Author(s) -
Shunmugam Raja,
Tew Gregory N.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.200800083
Subject(s) - lanthanide , thermochromism , polymer , materials science , characterization (materials science) , side chain , metal ions in aqueous solution , nanotechnology , hybrid material , transition metal , metal , catalysis , combinatorial chemistry , ion , chemistry , organic chemistry , metallurgy , composite material
Organic polymers that contain ligated metals offer a variety of unique properties which include luminescence, electro‐ and photochemistry, catalysis, charge, magnetism, and thermochromism. These organic–inorganic hybrid materials have the potential to offer novel active matrixes for advanced devices. Continued progress in synthetic chemistry and molecular characterization will enable such advanced materials. Here the focus is restricted to side‐chain metal complexes with emissive properties that highlight the use of lanthanide ions as opposed to the often‐studied transition metal complexes.