Project
Description:
Project has its
root at the convergence of two disciplinary areas: polymer chemistry
and materials science. Scientific and economical premises are: (1)
the heterocyclic polymers are recognized as high performance systems
and (2) the
progress of advanced technologies takes place in an explosive rhythm.
The theme is
focused on the development of new imide type polymers containing
complex systems, based on flexible and/or rigid alicyclic monomers,
with potential applications in advanced technologies as alignment
layers for liquid cristals (LC ALs), dielectric and/or surface-related
materials.
The next points
are proposed:
(1) synthesis and characterization of highly organo-soluble imide type polymers based systems, by the control of chain flexibility and segmental mobility, through the incorporation into backbone of alicyclic groups and proper linkages, to obtain transparent, tough and flexible films, suitable as liquid crystal (LC) ALs;
(2) investigation of novel aspects concerning the morphological modification of the new polymers by:
-
rheological behavior of polymers;
- determination of transparency and energy absorption edges describing
(Tauc method), correlating polymer structure influence the
structural defects of the film with the optical and electronic
potential
transitions;
- evaluation of key parameters, such as
absorption coefficient, refractive index and dielectric constant;
-polymer morphology change by (a) reorganizing
polymer surface topography in a complex LC Als friction and (b) print
these LC.
(3) structural reorganization of new polymers in micro-and nano-porous particles by reprecipitation technique and suspension polymerization