Download or read book Synthesis and Characterization of Organic Radical Polymers written by Fan Fan and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organic radical polymer batteries have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional Li-ion batteries, for their mechanical flexibility, extraordinary cyclability, high power, and fast charge transfer kinetics. This research focuses on the design and synthesis of diblock copolymers, which incorporate an intrinsically conductive conjugated block of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) through Grignard metathesis polymerization and organic radical functional groups included in a block as poly(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxy-4-yl methacrylate) (PTMA) through atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Different molar ratios of P3HT and PTMA were achieved and further verified by GPC, NMR and UV-vis absorption, while the improved quenching method could better control molecular weight dispersity. The AFM images showed different tendencies from stripe-like to hole-like microstructures of P3HT-b-PTMA based on different thin film preparation methods. The resistance of P3HT thin films was obtained and device models were proposed to study the resistance parameters of P3HT-b-PTMA.