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Cross-linked conjugated polymer assemblies at the air-water interface through supramoleculer bundling
Rie Wakabayashi1, Hiroshi Endo, Seiji Shinkai
1Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
Abstract:
We demonstrated conjugated polymer assemblies formed by coordination interaction with a porphyrinatozinc cross-linker at the air-water interface by means of the Langmuir-Blodgett technique. The coordination bonds were maintained at the interface, though the spacing between the polymer backbones in the Langmuir film was smaller than that in bulk solution, probably because of the influence of the interface. The successful transfer of the films to a substrate enabled the fabrication of a large-scale conjugated polymer material.
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