US Patent:
20140346400, Nov 27, 2014
Inventors:
- Oakland CA, US
Qi Chen - Los Angeles CA, US
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - Oakland CA
International Classification:
C09K 11/06
C08F 212/08
C09K 11/02
US Classification:
25230118, 25230117, 526257
Abstract:
A method for the synthesis and use of transparent bulk conjugated polymers prepared from liquid monomers via bulk polymerization. The liquid monomer contains pi-electron conjugated moieties and polymerizable moieties. The monomer solution may also have functionalizing additives such as a luminescence additive that includes organic dyes, luminescent molecules, fluorescent compounds, phosphorescent compounds, and luminescent quantum dots. The monomer solution may also have sensitizing additives such as high-energy photo sensitizing compounds, nanoparticles of compounds containing atoms with atomic numbers greater than 52 and neutron sensitizing additives. The monomer solution is polymerized by heating to an elevated temperature with or without addition of an initiator. Alternatively, the monomer is polymerized by photo-induced polymerization. A photoinitiator may be employed to initiate the photopolymerization. Scintillation materials with significant light yields are illustrated.