Friction-induced uniaxial orientation of a liquid crystalline N-substituted polypyrrole

Shota Abe; Masashi Kijima; Hideki Shirakawa

doi:10.1039/B002616F

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Shota Abe,^a Masashi Kijima*^a and Hideki Shirakawa^a

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^a Institute of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
E-mail: kijima@ims.tsukuba.ac.jp

Abstract

Uniaxial orientation of a liquid crystalline N-substituted polypyrrole by a friction technique resulted in the alignment of the polymer main chain in the direction of friction while the mesogenic side chains orientated vertically to the main chain.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B002616F
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 03 Apr 2000
Accepted: 25 Apr 2000
First published: 05 Jun 2000

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J. Mater. Chem., 2000,10, 1509-1510

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