Polymer Science Faculty Research
Title
Supramolecular Assemblies of Polyoxometalate-Tethered Diblock Copolymers with Tunable Sizes in N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone/Toluene Mixed Solvents
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 9-2014
Abstract
Three diblock copolymers, each consisting of a relatively polar polyoxometalate-containing block and a nonpolar polythiophene block, were studied for their solution self-assembly behavior. Hollow spherical vesicular structures have been observed; their formation is driven by solvophobic-solvophilic interactions. The size of the vesicles can be controlled by varying the polarity of the solvent. Regular vesicles seem to form when the solvent combination is relatively polar, while reverse vesicles form when the solvent is relatively nonpolar.
Publication Title
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume
2014
Issue
27
First Page
4589
Last Page
4592
Recommended Citation
Haso, Fadi; Wang, Ruixin; Yin, Panchao; Zhou, Jing; Jin, Lu; Peng, Zhonhhua; and Liu, Tianbo, "Supramolecular Assemblies of Polyoxometalate-Tethered Diblock Copolymers with Tunable Sizes in N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone/Toluene Mixed Solvents" (2014). Polymer Science Faculty Research. 788.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/polymerscience_ideas/788