From Smart Denpols to Remote‐Controllable Actuators: Hierarchical Superstructures of Azobenzene‐Based Polynorbornenes

For the demonstration of remote‐controllable actuators, a dendronized polymer (denpol) is newly designed and successfully synthesized by ring‐opening metathesis polymerization of azobenzene‐based macromonomers. The incorporation of azobenzene mesogens into the denpols helps to construct finely tuned...

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Published in:Advanced functional materials 2017-05, Vol.27 (18), p.n/a
Main Authors: Kim, Dae‐Yoon, Shin, Suyong, Yoon, Won‐Jin, Choi, Yu‐Jin, Hwang, Joo‐Kyoung, Kim, Jin‐Soo, Lee, Cheul‐Ro, Choi, Tae‐Lim, Jeong, Kwang‐Un
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Language:English
Subjects:
Actuation
Actuators
Chains (polymeric)
Chemical synthesis
dendronized polymers
Diffraction
hierarchical superstructures
light switches
liquid crystals
Materials science
Metathesis
metathesis polymerization
Physical properties
Polymerization
Polynorbornene
Structural hierarchy
Superstructures
Switches
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Summary:For the demonstration of remote‐controllable actuators, a dendronized polymer (denpol) is newly designed and successfully synthesized by ring‐opening metathesis polymerization of azobenzene‐based macromonomers. The incorporation of azobenzene mesogens into the denpols helps to construct finely tuned hierarchical superstructures with anisotropic physical properties and reversible photoisomerization. The polynorbornene backbones and azobenzene side chains in the uniaxially oriented films are aligned perpendicularly and parallel to the layer normal, respectively. Based on photoreversible actuation experiments combined with diffraction results, direct relationships between the chemical structures, hierarchical superstructures, and their corresponding photomechanical behaviors are proposed. Smart denpols possess great potential for practical applications in photoresponsive switches. To demonstrate remote‐controllable actuators, a polynorbornene with dendronized azobenzene chromophores is synthesized by ring‐opening metathesis polymerization.
ISSN:1616-301X
1616-3028
DOI:10.1002/adfm.201606294