Organosilicon Polymers

9810623西该项目将支持有机硅聚合物的研究计划。 拟合成和研究的材料将包括：（a）新型聚硅烷，其特性可使其用作辐射探测的荧光材料、显示装置的电致发光材料、光电导体和全息数据存储的光折射材料;（B）聚硅氧烷，它将与碱金属离子络合，并可用作高能量密度电池的电解质;以及（c）含有富勒烯（C60）分子的聚合物，其可能是上级的光电导体和有机半导体。此外，将研究聚硅烷的电子性质。 紫外光谱、拉曼光谱、核磁共振光谱和荧光光谱，结合热测量和X射线晶体学，将被用来阐明构象变化对聚硅烷性质的影响。这项研究属于新型硅基材料领域，在电子和光子器件领域具有重要的潜在应用。

9810623WestThis project will support a program of research on organosilicon polymers. Materials to be synthesized and studied will include (a) new types of polysilanes with properties which may make them useful as fluorescent materials for radiation detection, as electroluminescent materials for display devices, as photoconductors, and as photorefractive materials for holographic data storage; (b) polysiloxanes which will complex alkali metal ions and may be useful as electrolytes in high energy-density batteries; and (c), polymers containing fullerene (C60) molecules which may be superior photoconductors and organic semiconductors.In addition, the electronic properties of polysilanes will be investigated. UV, Raman, NMR and fluorescence spectroscopy, combined with thermal measurements and X-ray crystallography, will be employed to elucidate the effects of conformational change on the properties of polysilanes.%%%This research is in the field of novel, silicon-based materials, which can have important potential applications in the areas of electronic and photonic devices.***