Theoretical Research of Loop Formation Process in Conducting Polymers

Conducting polymers promise a wider range of successful devices than traditional semiconductors. Differing from the traditional semiconductors in conducting polymers the topology of the system may be significant. Some of the important features such optic and electric properties can be changed largely by loop formation. In this work the loop formation process in conducting polymers has been considered by means of the Green-function method for the electronic spectra fixing. It was shown that at the changing of connectivity of quasi-one dimensional simple polymer strand due to the loop formation two local electronic states are appeared in the electronic spectra of the system. We supposed such model can be important for optic properties of such polymer systems with loops, increase the reaction ability of local loop area, loop stabilization due to the electron-conformational interaction in conducting polymers.

Carbon Nanotube-Induced Planarization of Conjugated Polymers in Solution

ABSTRACTThe understanding of the conformational interaction between conjugated polymers and carbon nanotubes in solution is essential to develop the applications of carbon nanotubes, particularly conjugated polymer-carbon nanotube hybrid materials. The visible absorption spectroscopic study shows that curved carbon nanotube surfaces can induce the planarization of individual conjugated polymers such as poly(p-phenyleneethynylene)s and poly(3-alkylthiophene)s in solution. The impact of nanotube surface quality on the interaction between carbon nanotubes and conjugated polymers is investigated.

Conformational analysis in carbohydrate chemistry. II. Equilibria between reducing sugars and their glycosidic anhydrides

The position of the equilibria between aldohexoses and 3-deoxyaldohexoses and their 1,6-anhydrides, and between heptuloses and their 2,7-anhydrides, has been determined by gas chromatography. The results are in good agreement with data calculated from conformational interaction energies. D-Talose gives equal amounts of the 1,6-anhydropyranose and the 1,6-anhydrofuranose. D-glycero-D-gulo-Heptose gives 66% of the 1,7- and only 9% of the 1,6-anhydride.