Processing of Mono- and Multi-layer Thin Films of ConductingSurface Active Polymers
{'Code': '07020000', 'Directorate': {'LongName': 'Directorate For Engineering'}, 'Division': {'LongName': 'Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys'}}
{'SignBlockName': 'Robert M. Wellek'}
The objective of this project is to utilize the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB)          film balance technique to process electroactive polymers into thin              film forms with well defined molecular structures and novel electrical          and optical properties.  In order to accomplish this, surface active            monomers containing polymerizable pyrrole head groups will be                   manipulated into mono- and multi-layer thin films using the LB                  technique and subsequently converted into electrically conductive               multi-layer assemblies.  In addition, solvent-soluble, electrically-            conductive polypyrroles and polythiophenes that satisfy the structural          requirements for LB manipulation will be synthesized and fabricated             into mono- and multi-layer thin films.  The inability to fabricate              large area thin films of electroactive polymers with controllable               thickness has been one of the major stumbling blocks to the successful          utilization of these materials.                                                                                                                                 Using the techniques developed in this project, it will be possible             for the first time to prepare structurally well-defined thin polymer            films in which an electrically conductive polymer chain is separated            by insulating regions of known dimensions and orientation.  The                 electrical and optical properties of these films will be evaluated in           order to determine the influence of molecular superstructure on the             transport behavior of these highly anisotropic organizations.
{'FirstName': 'Michael', 'LastName': 'Rubner', 'EmailAddress': 'rubner@mit.edu', 'StartDate': '03/01/1988', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}
{'Name': 'Massachusetts Institute of Technology', 'CityName': 'Cambridge', 'ZipCode': '021394301', 'PhoneNumber': '6172531000', 'StreetAddress': '77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'StateCode': 'MA'}
[{'Code': '1414', 'Text': 'INTERFAC PROCESSES & THERMODYN'}, {'Code': '1773', 'Text': 'POLYMERS'}]
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