Fabrication and Evaluation of Organized Molecular Assembliesof Electroactive Polymers

据称，该计划将首次尝试制造电活性聚合物的薄膜异质结构，其中薄膜的结构和结构在分子水平上被操纵。由这些复杂分子组合形成的新材料将被研究以确定它们的光学性质、电学性质、这将为电活性聚合物的基本行为提供新的见解，并为薄膜器件和微电子传感器提供新的机会。该研究的总体目标是制造、表征和评估新型的、高度有序的、电活性聚合物的分子组装。具体地说,。基于电活性聚合物的单分子层形成系统将被开发，并与先前开发的电活性单分子层结合使用，以制造复杂的异质结构，这些异质结构由在分子水平上排列的功能不同的层组成，以实现特定的电、光学或化学反应。将特别关注单层成形系统，该系统提供最高级别的电活性聚合物组分的有序和定向以及高度的加工灵活性。

This program will attempt, purportedly for the first time, to fabricate thin film heterostructures of electroactive polymers in which the structure and architecture of the films are manipulated at the molecular level. The new materials formed from these complex molecular assemblies will be studied for the determination of their optical properties, electrical properties, which will provide new insights into the fundamental behavior of electroactive polymers and reveal new opportunities for thin film devices and microelectronic sensors. The overall objectives of the research is to fabricate, characterize, and evaluate novel, highly ordered, molecular assemblies of electroactive polymers. Specifically, .e monolayer forming systems based on electroactive polymers will be developed and utilized in conjunction with previously developed electroactive monolayers to fabricate complex heterostructures comprised of functionally distinct layers arranged at the molecular level to achieve specific electrical, optical, or chemical response. Particular attention will be paid to monolayer forming systems that provide the highest level of order and orientation of the electroactive polymer component and a high degree of processing flexibility.