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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Polymerization in centrifugally oriented liquid crystal reaction field

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Pages 27-33 | Published online: 10 Jan 2023
 

Abstract

Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) film was electrochemically prepared in nematic LC solvent under centrifugal force. Polarized ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) absorption spectra and polarizing optical microscopy (POM) images of the polymer film indicate orientation perpendicular to centrifugal force direction. PEDOT alignment was achieved during the polymerization through alignment of the liquid crystal matrix by centrifugal force. The monomer was polymerized along the liquid crystal alignment to form oriented PEDOT. Visualization of LC director was achieved by electrochemical polymerization in the LC.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the OPEN FACILITY, Research Facility Center for Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, for fabricating the turntable system. The author thanks Atsushi Matsumura (U. Tsukuba).

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Additional information

Funding

This research was supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI (No. 20K05626).

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