Title:
Stacked Conjugated Oligomers as Molecular Models to Examine Interchain Interactions in Conjugated Materials

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dc.contributor.advisor Collard, David M.
dc.contributor.author Knoblock, Kurt M. en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Bunz, Uwe
dc.contributor.committeeMember El-Sayed, Mostafa A.
dc.contributor.committeeMember Srinivasarao, Mohan
dc.contributor.committeeMember Weck, Marcus
dc.contributor.department Chemistry and Biochemistry en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2007-03-27T18:07:07Z
dc.date.available 2007-03-27T18:07:07Z
dc.date.issued 2006-11-20 en_US
dc.description.abstract Previous studies of the redox states of linear conjugated oligomers as models for polarons and bipolarons in conjugated polymers do not fully address the influence of intermolecular interactions on the electronic structure of conjugated systems in the solid state. Fusion of oligothiophenes onto a bicyclo[4.4.1]undecane core holds the conjugated oligomers in a permanent cofacial stack. One- and two-electron oxidation of the stacked oligomers affords mono(radical cation)s and dications that serve as models for polarons and bipolarons in p-doped conjugated polymers and demonstrates the effect of pi-stacking on the electronic structure of these species. Installation of phenyl-capped and ferrocenyl-capped oligothiophenes allows us to systematically vary pi-stacked oligomers and study intramolecular charge migration in other linear conjugated molecules. en_US
dc.description.degree Ph.D. en_US
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13983
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Conductive polymers en_US
dc.subject Oligothiophene en_US
dc.subject Electrochemistry en_US
dc.subject Pi-stacking en_US
dc.subject Oligomers en_US
dc.subject Polythiophenes en_US
dc.title Stacked Conjugated Oligomers as Molecular Models to Examine Interchain Interactions in Conjugated Materials en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Dissertation
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local.contributor.advisor Collard, David M.
local.contributor.corporatename School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
local.contributor.corporatename College of Sciences
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