The evolution of cyclopropenium ions into functional polyelectrolytes

Jiang, Yivan; Freyer, Jessica L.; Cotanda, Pepa; Brucks, Spencer D.; Killops, Kato L.; Bandar, Jeffrey S.; Torsitano, Christopher; Balsara, Nitash P.; Lambert, Tristan H.; Campos, Luis M.

doi:10.1038/ncomms6950

Title: The evolution of cyclopropenium ions into functional polyelectrolytes

Journal Article · Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6950· OSTI ID:1255554

Jiang, Yivan ^[1]; Freyer, Jessica L. ^[1]; Cotanda, Pepa ^[2]; Brucks, Spencer D. ^[1]; Killops, Kato L. ^[3]; Bandar, Jeffrey S. ^[1]; Torsitano, Christopher ^[1]; Balsara, Nitash P. ^[4]; Lambert, Tristan H. ^[1]; Campos, Luis M. ^[1]

Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

We report that versatile polyelectrolytes with tunable physical properties have the potential to be transformative in applications such as energy storage, fuel cells and various electronic devices. Among the types of materials available for these applications, nanostructured cationic block copolyelectrolytes offer mechanical integrity and well-defined conducting paths for ionic transport. To date, most cationic polyelectrolytes bear charge formally localized on heteroatoms and lack broad modularity to tune their physical properties. To overcome these challenges, we describe herein the development of a new class of functional polyelectrolytes based on the aromatic cyclopropenium ion.We demonstrate the facile synthesis of a series of polymers and nanoparticles based on monomeric cyclopropenium building blocks incorporating various functional groups that affect physical properties. In conclusion, the materials exhibit high ionic conductivity and thermal stability due to the nature of the cationic moieties, thus rendering this class of new materials as an attractive alternative to develop ion-conducting membranes.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0004993; AC02- 05CH11231; DMR- 1351293; CHE-0953259

OSTI ID:: 1255554

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 6; ISSN 2041-1723

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