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Multifunctional Poly( N ‐vinylcarbazole)‐Based Block Copolymers and their Nanofabrication and Photosensitizing Properties
Author(s) -
Tam Wing Yan,
Mak Chris S. K.,
Ng Alan Man Ching,
Djurišić Aleksandra B.,
Chan Wai Kin
Publication year - 2009
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.200800714
Subject(s) - copolymer , terpyridine , chain transfer , raft , rhenium , polymerization , photosensitizer , polymer chemistry , polymer , materials science , nanolithography , reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer polymerization , chemistry , photochemistry , radical polymerization , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , fabrication , metal , metallurgy , composite material
The synthesis of poly( N ‐vinylcarbazole)‐based block copolymers functionalized with rhenium diimine complexes or pendant terpyridine ligands is reported. The copolymers are synthesized by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, and they exhibit interesting morphological properties as a result of the phase separation between different blocks. The rhenium complex polymer block may function as a photosensitizer, while the terpyridine‐containing polymer block can be used as the template for nanofabrication by selective deposition of zinc complexes.