Development of Functional Polymeric Materials by Using Potential Gradients

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26708013
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Polymer chemistry
• Research Institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Inagi Shinsuke 東京工業大学, 物質理工学院, 准教授 (70456268)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: バイポーラ電気化学 / 高分子材料 / ポリマーブラシ / 傾斜材料 / リビング重合 / 導電性高分子 / パターニング / 電解重合

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, a variety of functional materials and surfaces such as gradient polymer brushes, site-selectively modified beads, conducting polymer fibers, and conducting polymer capacitors, were successfully developed by using potential gradients generated on wireless bipolar electrodes, which are driven by an external electric field in a low concentration of supporting electrolytes. Alternating current (AC) voltage application was found to be effective to prepare conducting polymer fibers in this bipolar electrode system. This bipolar methodology would be a powerful tool for fabricating functional materials relating to redox chemistry.

Free Research Field

化学