Author(s)

Naoto Eguchi, Kohsuke Kawabata, Hiromasa Goto^*

Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Division of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.

Electrochemical polymerization of 4,4’-dimethyl-2,2’-bithiophene (4DMBT) was carried out in a concentrated solution of hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) liquid crystal in N,N-dimethylformamide. Infrared absorption spectra suggested that the resultant polymer film contains HPC. This study demonstrates an electrochemical preparation of a polymer composite having liquid crystal order. We proposed a helical stacking composite model.

Conjugated Polymer, Electrochemical Polymerization, Polymer Liquid Crystal, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose

Eguchi, N. , Kawabata, K. and Goto, H. (2017) Electrochemical Polymerization of 4,4-Dimethyl-2,2’-Bithiophene in Concentrated Polymer Liquid Crystal Solution. Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, 5, 64-70. doi: 10.4236/msce.2017.52007.