Thermotropic liquid crystalline polyazomethine nanocomposites via in situ interlayer polymerization

An overview of LC polyazomethines with aliphatic–aromatic moieties: Thermal, optical, electrical and photovoltaic properties

“…Few scientists investigated the influence of hydroxy functionalization and metal cross-linking on the fibre properties of LC polyazomethines [52][53][54][55]. Cerrada et al [52] synthesised LC polyazomethines with and without hydroxyl groups, as shown in Fig.…”

“…Min et al [55] investigated nanocomposites of polyazomethine with various concentrations of organoclayC 12 -MMT (CH 3 (CH 2 ) 11 NH 3 -MMT from 0 to 9 wt%). The authors observed that the introduction of an inorganic clay component into PAZ improved the thermal properties of polymer because of the good thermal stability of clay.…”

“…The authors observed that the introduction of an inorganic clay component into PAZ improved the thermal properties of polymer because of the good thermal stability of clay. PAZs and their clay compositions exhibited the nematic phase with a threaded Schlieren texture [55]. The chemical structure of the investigated PAZ is presented in Fig.…”

The Synthesis and Properties of Liquid Crystalline Polyurethanes, Chemically Modified by Polyhedral Oligomericsilsesquioxanes

“…However, the syntheses of high-performance liquid crystalline polyurethanes (LCPUs) meet difficulties caused by the presence of hydrogen bonding of urethane groups, interactions and orientations of rigid and elastic segments, and phase separation [3,4]. The application of nanoparticles, as revealed in recent developments [5,6], could help to enhance liquid crystallinity via specific interactions on the nanoscale. Nanoparticles applied, such as carbon nanotubes and nanowires [7,8,9,10], show high synergy with the liquid crystalline phase.…”

New Polymer Syntheses Part 57: Thermally Stable New Ferrocene‐Polyazomethines, Synthetic Methodology, and Characterization

“…In last years, there has been increasing interest in the synthesis of new polymers with unusual thermal, optical, and mechanical properties. Among these ones, polyazomethines were investigated with respect to their properties including thermal stability [21], optical and electrical response [22][23][24][25], conductivity [26,27], syn-anti isomerization [28], opto(electronic) and liquid crystal properties [29][30][31], and film or fiber forming ability [32,33]. The inclusion of ferrocene units into polymeric arrays has attracted much attention due to the electronic donating ability, reversible redox chemistry, steric properties, and ready functionalization of this stable fragment.…”