Polymer Functionalization of Graphene-like Carbons

该项目旨在通过聚合物功能化一种新材料——类石墨烯碳（GLC），以扩大其适用性。GLC材料是最近在3M加拿大实验室开发的，通常是互连，但导电涂层。3M希望通过将这种新材料与各种聚合物结构结合来扩大其适用性范围，以使其与体聚合物更兼容或适用于传感设备。Adronov研究小组在碳纳米结构的聚合物功能化方面拥有广泛的专业知识，使用共价和非共价技术，并将这些方法应用于glc。首先，我们将研究一系列共轭p聚合物（包括聚芴、聚噻吩和聚咔唑）与glc粉末样品在适当溶剂中的超分子相互作用。然后将在glc薄膜上探测任何有希望的聚合物- glc相互作用，并通过表面分析技术（如拉曼光谱和红外光谱）进行监测。此外，我们将通过酰胺连接将连接剂引入GLC表面，从而实现聚合物的共价附着。生成的材料将在3M进行测试，以确定各种应用的适用性。

This project aims to expand the applicability of a new material, graphene-like Carbon (GLC), byfunctionalizing it with polymers. The GLC material was recently developed in the labs of 3M Canada, and is agenerally intert, yet conductive coating. 3M wishes to expand the scope of applicability of this new material byinterfacing it with various polymeric structures, in an effort to make it more compatible with bulk polymers orapplicable to sensory devices. The Adronov Research Group has extensive expertise in thepolymer-functionalization of carbon nanostructures using both covalent and non-covalent techniques, and willapply these methods to GLCs. Initially, we will investigate the supramolecular interaction of a set ofconjugated p olymers, including polyfluorene, polythiophene, and polycarbazole with powdered samples ofGLC in an appropriate solvent. Any promising polymer-GLC interactions will then be probed on thin GLCfilms and monitored by surface analysis techniques, such as Raman and IR spectroscopy. In addition, we willintroduce a linker to the GLC surface via an amide linkage that will enable covalent attachment of polymers.The resulting materials will undergo testing at 3M to determine suitability for various applications.