The introduction of metal centers can introduce a wide range of additional functionality to polymeric and self-assembled materials.<sup>1 </sup>This talk will focus on synthetic aspects, thin film applications, and solution self-assembly of polymetallocenes and their block copolymers based on Fe, Co and Ni. Recent applications of polyferrocenylsilane (PFS)-based systems in nanolithography will be described. In addition, the use of crystallization of PFS core-forming blocks to provide a method with which to direct solution self-assembly towards unexpected morphologies and a “living self-assembly” process that allows access to well-defined functional nanostructures,<sup>2</sup> including nanopixels, nanowires, and biological markers will be discussed.

Functional soft materials from polymetallocenes

254th National Meeting (2017)

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