Conjugated core-shell bottlebrush polymers that exhibit crystallization-driven self-assembly.

ABSTRACT: Bottlebrush polymers are complex architectures with densely grafted polymer side chains along polymeric backbones. The dense and conformationally extended chains in bottlebrush polymers give rise to unique properties, including low chain entanglement, low critical aggregation concentrations, and elastomeric properties in the bulk phase. Conjugated polymers have garnered attention as lightweight, processible, and flexible semi-conducting materials. They are promising candidates in electronic devices and sensors, but their optoelectronic properties depend on adequate polymer ordering, π-π interactions, and crystallization. Crystallization-driven self-assembly of conjugated polymers has become a prominent method to optimize properties including band energies, redox potentials, and exciton dif

SUBMITTER: Lotocki V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11626758 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature