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New Terthiophene Derivatives for Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene-Based Absorption Polarizers

2001; American Chemical Society; Volume: 34; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/ma001518q

1520-5835

Nicola Tirelli, Stefania Amabile, Caterina Cellai, Andrea Pucci, Leonardo Regoli, Giacomo Ruggeri, Francesco Ciardelli,

Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

Several new terthiophene-based, highly anisotropic chromophores were synthesized and dispersed in ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The chromophores were axially oriented by drawing the polymer matrix and showed an extremely pronounced dichroic behavior. In a pseudo-affine deformation scheme the dyes did well approximate the ultimate properties in terms of molecular orientation; on the other hand, the observed thermochromism and other experimental evidence indicated the persistence of a phase segregation from the polymer matrix.