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Spiropyran-based supramolecular elastomers with tuneable mechanical properties and switchable dielectric permittivity

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Functionalization of poly(dimethylsiloxane- co -3-aminopropylmethylsiloxane) with an epoxy-modified spiropyran using a ZnCl 2 catalyst yields materials with tunable solubility, mechanical and thermal properties, and switchable dielectric permittivity.

Source: Polymer Chemistry

DOI: 10.1039/d4py00964a

Authors: Malte Sebastian Beccard, Frank A. Nüesch, Thulasinath Raman Venkatesan, Dorina M. Opris

Institutions: ETH Zurich, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Language: English

Topic: Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: European Commission, H2020 European Research Council

Awards: G1989892673, G434337789, Synthesis of novel stimuli responsive dielectric polymers and their use in powerful transducers