Title: Degradable conjugated polymers for the selective sorting of semiconducting carbon nanotubes

Abstract

Conjugated polymers composed of bi-pyridine units linked to 9,9-dialkyl fluorenyl-2,7-diyl units via imine linkages along the polymer backbone are provided. Also provided are semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes coated with the conjugated polymers and methods of sorting and separating s-SWCNTs from a sample comprising a mixture of s-SWCNTs and metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes using the conjugated polymers.

Inventors:

Gopalan, Padma; Arnold, Michael Scott; Kansiusarulsamy, Catherine Kanimozhi; Brady, Gerald Joseph; Shea, Matthew John

Issue Date:

2018-04-10

Research Org.:

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1434706

Patent Number(s):

9938149

Application Number:

15/291,508

Assignee:

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS

C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS

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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS

C01B2202/02 - Single-walled nanotubes
C01B2202/22 - Electronic properties
C01B32/17 - Purification
C01B32/172 - Sorting

C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS

C08G16/0231 - {containing nitrogen}
C08G73/00 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a linkage containing nitrogen with or without oxygen or carbon in the main chain of the macromolecule, not provided for in groups C08G12/00 - C08G71/00 {
C08G73/0627 - {with only one nitrogen atom in the ring}

C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients

C08K3/041 - {Carbon nanotubes}

C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS

C09D179/04 - Polycondensates having nitrogen-containing heterocyclic rings in the main chain

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

Y02E10/549 - organic PV cells

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DOE Contract Number:  

SC0002148

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2016 Oct 12

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE