STUDY ON LIQUID CRYSTALLINITY OF POLY(N-VINYLCARBAZOLE)

The liquid crystallinity of poly(N-vinylcarbazole) was studied by using powder X-ray diffraction, polarized opticalmicroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry. The results show that the lower molecular weight fractions of this polymerdo not form a liquid crystalline phase, while the samples of sufficiently high molecular weight do form a mesophase attemperatures above the glass transition. The lowest value of the degree of polymerization for PVK to form a stable liquidcrystalline phase was found to be in the range of 150 to 200, significantly higher than the value of 50 for most conventionalside chain liquid crystaline polymers.     

MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF POLY (N-VINYLCARBAZOLE) OBTAINED WITH ASYMMETRICALLY STEREOSELECTIVE POLYMERIZATION*

The morphological characterizations of poly(N -vinylcarbazole)(PVCZ) obtained by asymmetricallystereoselective polymerization were studied using x-ray diffraction pattern, DSC and GPC. The results showthat the PVCZs have lower crystallinities (11.0～18.6%) and lower melting heats (2.2～7.5 J/g), but thedegree of crystallinities of the PVCZ samples obtained using the organic salts (acid) with chiral orstereodifferentiating ligands are higher than that using radical and general protonic initiator. It has shown thatthe crystallization is directly related to the packing density of the hexagonal array of the rodlike moleculesformed from the helical chain.     

STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF POLY (N-VINYLCARBAZOLE) OBTAINED VIA ASYMMETRICALLY STEREOSELECTIVE POLYMERIZATION

The structure and properties of poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVCZ) obtainedvia asymmetrically stereoselective polymerization have been studied by using ~1HNMRspectra, UV spectra, DSC analysis and GPC. The steric microstructure i.e. the contentof isotactic sequences was found to be increased by using AIBN to (-)Sp~+(+)CSA~- asthe initiators or catalysts and the mole extinction coefficient to be decreased. Bimodalmolecular weight distribution (MWD)s of the obtained PVCZs were caused by two propa-gating species of the free ions and the ion-pairs associated with the organic salts duringpolymerization.     

POLYMERIZATION MECHANISM OF N-VINYLCARBAZOLE WITH CHIRALLY ORGANIC SALT AS CATALYST

The polymerization mechanism is described by the conductance changewith the time during the polymerization. The mechanism can be explained by the equi-librium feature (i.e. main ion-pairs) between the free ions and the ion-pairs dissociated bythe organic salt (-) Sp~/(*~+) (+) CSA~(*~-) (An asterisk represents the chirality) and the schemeof the polymerization process is described mainly by the charge transfer complexes havingchiral induction power.     

CONFORMATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POLY(ACRYLIC ACID) AND POLY(METHACRYLIC ACID)

A full-relaxation optimization of molecule and the Dreiding force field are employed toobtain the geometry parameters and the conformational energy surfaces of meso or racemicdyad of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA). Three differentcarbonyl-bond orientations of side-groups resulted in the differences in depth of potentialwells in their energetic contours for a meso or a racemic dyad. These discrepancies areinterpreted as a result of various fine structures corresponding to grid search conformationsas well as thereby different interactions. The analysis on the most stable conformationsof PMAA confirmed that the ester groups are nearly perpendicular to the plane definedby the two adjacent skeletal bonds but may possibly change their relative orientations tomeet the requirement of lower energy during the conformational state transition. For eachpolyme, two global energy maps of a meso and a racemic dyad were finally constructedfrom the superposition of energy data for the three kinds of side-group orientations by theBoltzmann factors. From an ensemble average, the proposed scheme with three rotationalisomeric states (RIS) allowed us to access the experimentally unperturbed dimensions ofPAA chain via the configurational statistical mechanics. Although the calculation wasbased on the short-range, local interactions, it was interested to note that the experimentalcharacteristic ratios just fell within the range calculated for atactic chains.     

CLOUD POINT CURVES OF POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)/POLY(PROPYLENE GLYCOL) MIXTURES AND THEIR THERMODYNAMIC EXPLANATION

In the study of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(propylene glycol) (PPG) mixtures not only a bimodal shape but also a reverse trend of the dependence on molecular weight of the cloud point curves were observed.This trend indicates that the miscibility of the studied mixtures decreases as the molecular weight of one component decreases. The excess volumes of the mixtures show that the interaction parameter between two components decreases at first and increases after passing a minimum as the concentration of one component increases. This supports the explanation of Koningsveld on the bimodal shape of cloud point curves. Based on a binary interaction model a formula was derived revealing that the interaction between PPG and the end group of PEG and the hydrogen bonding interaction between ether and hydroxy end group inner or inter PEG molecules are not favorable for mixing. The latter interaction is an "attractive" force in PEG molecules. The two interactions are responsible for the observed abnormal dependence.     

CONFIGURATION-DEPENDENT PROPERTIES OF POLY(DIMETHYLSILOXANE) CHAIN*

The intermolecular rotational potential energies for poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) chains aredirectly obtained from a priori probability P_(αβ). Here the differing statistical weight matrices for the Si-Oand O-Si bonds are considered in calculating the configuration partition function. In the Bahar's model, asthe same statistical weight matrices for the Si -O and O- Si bonds are adopted, there exists a large deviationof αpriori probability P_(αβ) between the theory and the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Our model givessatisfactory agreement with experiment on the mean-square unperturbed end-to-end distance, the mean-square dipole moment and its temperature dependence, and the molar cyclization equilibrium constants fordimethylsiloxane oligomers. This new rotational isomeric state approach can be widely applied to otherchains, such as -CH_2-C[(CH_2)_mH]_2- and -O-Si[(CH_2)_mH]_2 for arbitrary m.     

SURFACE OF GELATIN MODIFIED POLY(L-LACTIC ACID)FILM

In this paper, the surface structure of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) film modified with gelatin was investigated. ThePLLA film specimens were treated directly with aqueous alkali solution to provide their surfaces with carboxyl groups, sothat these functional groups could become the reactive sites for gelatin immobilization. The functional groups of the PLLAfilms were identified by ATR-FTIR spectra and XPS spectra, the changes in surface morphology were observed by usingenvironmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM), and the hydrophilicity of modified PLLA films was examined bywater contact angle measurement. Experimental results showed that the gelatin was immobilized with water-solublecarbodiimide (EDC) onto the PLLA film's surfaces, and the gelatin content on the polymer surface was related to carboxylicgroup formed in the controlled hydrolysis process. Rough surfaces caused by hydrolysis will predominantly favor the adhesion and growth of cell; and the hydrophilicity of these surfaces after the modification procedure is enhanced.     

MULTILAYER ORGANIC LEDS BASED ON A NEW DYE-DOPED POLYMER*

A blue dye, l-benzothiazoly-3-phenyl-pyrazoline (BTPP) was found to function as bright lightemitting dye in organic electroluminescent devices. This heterocyclic compound exhibits good characteristicsof blue photoluminescence and electroluminescence, which has emission peak at 445 nm.The thin films offluorescent dye dispersed in poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) could serve as light-emitting layers in multilayerorganic LEDs. 2-(4-Biphenyl)-5-(4-tert-butylpheynyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (PBD) and tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum (Alq3) were introduced into double-layer and three-layer devices respectively. The introduction ofelectron transport material Alq_3 enhanced the electron injection and luminous efficiency, as compared withdouble-layer devices. Maximum brightness and luminous efficiency can be reached up to 190 cd/m~2 and0.31 m/W, respectively.     

CONDUCTING BLENDS OF POLY (2-VINYL PYRIDINE) AND POLYETHYLENE OXIDE WITH HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT

Ionic, electronic and mixed (ionic-electronic) conductivities of blends of poly(2-vinylpyridine) (P2VP) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) with high molecular weight after dopedwith LiClO_4, TCNQ or LiClO_4 and TCNQ were investigated. Effects of LiClO_4 and TCNQconcentrations on the conductivity of PEO/P2VP/LiClO_4 or TCNQ blend were studied.The ionic conductivity of PEO/P2VP/LiClO_4 blend increases with increasing PEO content.At a Li/ethylene oxide molar ratio of 0.10 and a TCNQ/2-vinyl pyridine molar ratio of 0.5,the mixed conductivity of PEO / P2VP / LiClO_4 / TCNQ is higher than the total of ionicconductivity of PEO/P2VP/LiClO_4 and electronic conductivity of PEO/P2VP/TCNQwhen the weight ratio of PEO and P2VP is 6/4 or 5/5. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) on the broken cross-section of the PEO/P2VP/LiClO_4 blend and differential scan-ning calorimetry (DSC) results show that LiClO_4 could act as a compatibilizer in the blend.     

聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)/聚丙烯酰胺无机/有机互穿网络水凝胶的制备及表征

通过紫外引发聚合方法制备了无机交联的聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)(PNIPAAm)/有机交联的聚丙烯酰胺(PAAm)互穿网络(IPN)水凝胶.利用FTIR和SEM分别表征了凝胶的化学结构和内部形态;测定了凝胶在高温(50℃)时的退溶胀性能;利用DMA和DSC分别研究了凝胶的储能模量随温度的变化及热相转变行为.研究表明,该IPN凝胶具有温度敏感性;与未互穿的无机交联PNIPAAm凝胶相比,IPN凝胶具有多孔的网络结构和超快的响应速率,如10min内失去90%的水;其储能模量增加了3～4倍,相转变行为变弱,而最低临界溶解温度(LCST)提高了1.4℃.     

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PHTHALAZINONE POLY(ARYL ETHER SULFONE KETONE)WITH CARBONYL GROUP*

A kind of novel heat-resistant, high performance engineering thermoplastic phthalazinone poly(aryl ether sulfoneketone) (PPESK) containing a carboxyl group in its side chain was prepared by the nucleophilic displacement reaction of 4-(4-hydroxylphenyl)-1(2H)-phthalazinone with di(4-chlorophenyl) sulfone, 4,4'-difluoro-benzophenone and phenolphthalin insulfolane in the presence of K_2CO_3 to produce high molecular weight polymers which can be dissolved in some polarsolvents such as chloroform and nitrobenzene at room temperature and can be easily can into flexible, yellowish andtransparent films. PPESK is an amorphous polymer having a decomposition temperature above 400℃, which indicates that ithas high thermal stability. At the same time, the thermal properties of PPESKs with dicyandiamide (DICY) as curing agentindicated that the heat-resistance properties of the PPESKs are improved after curing. The apparent activation energy (ΔE) ofthe cross-linking reaction and the reaction order (n) of PPESK/DICY were found to be 52.2 kJ/mol and ca. 1.0, respectively.Therefore, the cross-linking reaction is approximately a first order reaction.     

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLY(ARYL ETHER KETONE)CONTAINING BIPHENYLPHTHALAZINONE MOIETY*

A new poly(aryl ether ketone) containing biphenylphthalazinone moiety was prepared by thereaction of 4-(4-hydroxybiphenyl) phthalazine-1-one with 4, 4'-difluorobenzophenone. The monomer and thepolymer were characterized by FT-IR and ~1H-NMR. Some properties of this polymer were described.     

INTERACTION OF POLY(SODIUM SULFODECYL METHACRYLATE)WITH CETYLTRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

The interaction of poly(sodium sulfodecyl methacrylate) (PSSM) with cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB)was studied. It was found that the precipitate formed from PSSM and CTAB will be dissolved by excessive CTAB, resultingin the appearance of two maxima of the solution viscosity at the molar ratio (CTAB/-SO_3~-) of≈ 0.68 and≈1.30,respectively. The first one is related closely to the aggregation of polymer chains via CTAB molecules and the second oneshould be ascribed to the formation of the mixed micelles comprising surfactant and the polymer's hydrophobic chains. Theeffect of NaCl on the viscosity, the transmittance of the aqueous solution and the solubility of oil-soluble dye (dimethyl yellow) in the mixed system were also investigated.     

COMPUTER SIMULATIONS ON UNPERTURBED CONFIGURATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF POLY (METHYL ACRYLATE)

A full-relaxation optimization of molecule and the popular MM2 force field are em-ployed to obtain the geometry parameters and the conformational energy surface of a mesoor a racemic dyad of poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA) with a specified carbonyl-bond orien-tation in side-groups. It is found that the conformational energy maps calculated hereconsiderably differ from those calculated with the rigid molecular model as reported in theearlier studies. The g~- state cannot be omitted in the obtained contour maps. Two impor-tant conformers tg~- and g~(-t) with energy minima were newly detected for a racemic dyad.The analysis on the conformations with energy minima confirmed that the ester groupsare not always perpendicular to the plane defined by the two adjacent skeletal bonds andmay change their relative orientations to meet the requirement of lower energies duringthe conformational state transition. Instead of the early way of adjusting the interactionenergy parameters to fit the experimental data, we attempt to predict unperturbed chaindimensions via the reliable force field and the configurational statistical mechanics. Theproposed scheme with three rotational states identified from the contour maps allowed usto satisfactorily reproduce the experimental dimensions of random PMA chains.     

EFFECT OF SOLVENT COMPOSITION ON THE SULFONATION DEGREE OF POLY(PHENYLENE OXIDE) (PPO)

This paper investigates the possibility of attaining sulphonated poly(phenylene oxide) (SPPO) with a relativelyhigher sulfonation degree. To achieve this aim, the approach we adopt is to improve the solubility of the final product in themixed solvent so that the sulfonation may take place between the bulk solutions and PPO powders even at higher sulfonationdegree. It is shown that the addition of a proper amount of dimethyl formide (DMF) to the conventional PPO-chloroformsystem can actually enhance the sulfonation effect. The solvent composition is then correlated with the sulfonation degreebased on the solubility parameters. It is interesting to find that solubility parameters between the mixed solvent and theprecipitated products keep an approximately unchanged value at about 4.9, which is just equal to that when pure chloroformis used, though the solubility parameters of both solvents increase with the content of DMF in solution. This may be the mainreason why the addition of DMF can reduce the precipitation and improve the ion exchange capacity (IEC) of SPPOpolymer.     

基于聚芳醚的双色白光聚合物的合成与光物理及电致发光性能

采用缩聚反应,通过将深蓝光荧光团(五联芴)和橙光荧光团(4-芴基-7-(4-二苯胺基-苯基)-2,1,3-苯并噻二唑)分别链接在聚芳醚的侧链上,合成了一种双色白光电致发光聚芳醚P1,接着将一种高效浅蓝光荧光团(2,7-二(9-乙基-咔唑乙烯基)芴)引入到了P1的侧链上,得到了聚芳醚P2和P3.系统研究了这些聚芳醚材料的溶解性、热稳定性、电化学性能、光物理性能和电致发光性能等.结果表明,所有聚芳醚都具有良好的溶解性与热稳定性;薄膜态时存在明显的由深蓝光荧光团到浅蓝光荧光团及橙光荧光团的能量转移;退火前后的薄膜光致发光光谱基本一致,表明具有优秀的光谱稳定性.基于这些聚芳醚的单层电致发光器件(ITO/PEDOT:PSS/高分子/Ca/Al),利用部分能量转移和电荷俘获作用,可以实现近白光发射.器件的最大电流效率可以达到7.96 cd/A,最大亮度为9950 cd/m2,色坐标为(0.33,0.44).     

SYNTHESIS OF SOLUBLE POLY(3-HEXYL-2,5-THIENYLENE VINYLENE) FROM THIOPHENE

INTRODUCTIONConjugated polymers have attracted more and more attention since the discovery of highly conductivepolyacetylene[1-3]. Their possible applications in sensors, and electroluminescene devices[4-5] etc. have alsostimulated the synthesis of new conjugated polymers. Because of the presence of π-conjugated bonds in thebackbone, they have band structures (such as the energy level of HOMO and LUMO, bandgap etc.) similar tothose of inorganic semiconductors such as silicon; conjugat…     

EFFECT OF CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF SULFOXIDE GRAFTED POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) ON GAS PERMEABILITY

The effects of chemical structure, i. e. side chain structure and their contents, on thepermeability of pure SO_2, N_2 and their mixture gases for the sulfoxide grafted poly (vinylalcohol) (RVSO-PVA) membranes have been investigated:where R=Me, Et, Pr, t-Bu and Ph. It was notable that introduction of sulfoxide group intoPVA side chain greatly enhanced the permselectivity of sulfur dioxide. SO_2 permeability andseparation factor of these polymers increased markedly as the size of side chain increased. Thesulfoxide content of the polymer also played an important role in the pure and mixture gasespermeation. Some explanations have been made to interpret this unique gas separation behaviour.     

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLY(STYRENE-co-4-VINYLPYRIDINE) NEODYMIUM COMPLEX

Poly(styrene-co-4-vinylpyridine)-neodymium complexes(NdCl_3·PS4VPY)with variouscontents of the functional group and neodymium have been prepared and characterized.Theinfrared and X-ray photoelectron spectra indicate that uncoordinated 4-vinylpyridine(4VPY)unitsremain in the NdCl_3·PS4VPY complexes.The catalytic behaviour of NdCl_3·PS4VPY was described briefly.