| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K08567/01 |
| Title: |
NOVEL SELF-ORGANISING FERROELECTRIC&FERROMAGNETIC METAL-CONTAINING SIDE CHAIN LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Styring, Professor P |
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Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of Hull |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
09 March 1995 |
Ends: |
08 March 1997 |
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91,770
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| Materials Synthesis & Growth |
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We aim to synthesise a wide range of metal-containing side chain liquid crystal polymers (SCLCPs) using a novel synthetic procedure which allows us to prepare metal-containing SCLCPs free from the problems of cross-linking. We have observed a number of novel low temperature magnetic effects in similar monomers, including ferromagnetic alignment and a paramegnetic to diamagnetic cross-over in oxavanadium (IV) complexes. These are believed to be new phenomena in liquid-crystalline systems. In order to make these materials more processible, we seek to combine the unique properties of the monomers with the robustness of polymers. This is a joint research proposal with the Department of Physics, University of Manchester who will full investigate the magnetic and magneto-optic properties of the monomers and polymers. As this is a new field of investigation, both with respect to metal-containing liquid crystals and SCLCP systems, most of the science will be at a fundamental level although we aim to produce electro- and magneto-optic demonstration devices in the course of the studies.
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http://www.hull.ac.uk |