Smectic C* Liquid Crystalline/Amorphous Block Copolymers for Electro-optical Applications

这是给马萨诸塞州学院的启动资金 将支持保拉哈蒙德教授的研究 的主题 研究是设计，合成，和表征新的光学 和电光聚合物材料。 的第一分量 研究的重点是块体液晶嵌段的合成 具有独特的线性和非线性光学和机械光学的共聚物 从聚合物的受控形态衍生的性质。 的 第二部分涉及聚合物图案化沉积到 形成光学功能薄膜器件的表面 微图案化的自组装单分子层作为模板。 液晶聚合物在光学领域具有巨大的应用潜力， 开关或阀、存储装置和其它电光装置 应用. 这项研究将利用特殊的形态来生产 共聚物是器件应用的理想选择。

This starter grant award to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will support the research of Professor Paula Hammond. The theme of the research is the design, synthesis, and characterization of new optical and electro-optical polymeric materials. The first component of the research focuses on the synthesis of bulk liquid crystalline block copolymers with unique linear and nonlinear optical and mechano-optical properties derived from the controlled morphologies of the polymers. The second component involves the patterned deposition of polymers onto surfaces to form optically functional thin film devices utilizing micro-patterned self-assembled monolayers as a template. Liquid crystalline polymers have great potential for use in optical switches or valves, storage devices, and other electro-optic device applications. This research will exploit special morphologies to produce copolymers ideal for device applications.