Mesophase formation in regioregular poly(3-alkylthiophene)s containing long chain alkyl groups

Macromolecules

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 7115-7121

  Wang, Yu ^a   Archambault, Nadia ^a   Belcher, Allison M ^a   Busse, Devin ^a   Damon, David B ^b   Mills, Ashley ^a   Riddle, Amanda E ^a   Samardjiev, Ivan J ^b   Lucht, Brett L ^a   Euler, William B ^a  

^a University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL GROUPS; ALKYL SIDE CHAINS; ISOTROPIC MOLTEN; LONG CHAIN ALKYLS; MESOPHASE; MESOPHASE FORMATIONS; POLYMERS.; QUENCHING RATES; REGIOREGULAR POLIES; SIDE CHAINS; STACKING; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THIN-FILMS; VARIABLE TEMPERATURES; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

ABS RESINS; ALKYLATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; THICK FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

QUENCHING;

EID: 54849408610     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma801352f     Document Type: Article

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