Polyelectrolytes are a class of macromolecules containing charged groups. The fields of macromolecular sciences have enjoyed a unique combination of metals and soft organic frameworks in the name of metallopolymers, metal-containing polymers or organometallic polymers. When metallopolymers carry charged groups, they form a class of polyelectrolytes or metallo-polyelectrolytes. This is an emerging area that is particularly well suited for manufacturing functional materials. This presentation will focus on a few unique properties and functions of metallo-polyelectrolytes that conventional organo-polyelectrolytes, do not possess. Particularly I will talk about cationic metallocene-containing polyelectrolytes on the following perspectives: (1) electronic, bonding, and redox properties; (2) functional materials via electrostatic interactions; (3) ion-exchange for transport. A perspective on the critical challenges will be discussed, especially on experimental quantitative analysis and theoretical modeling of ionic binding.

Metallo-polyelectrolytes: Chemistry, materials, and unknown

2019 Spring National Meeting

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