Polymers, substrates, methods for making such, and devices comprising the same

• US 9,200,106 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2014
• Issued: 12/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avertica Inc.
• Original Assignee: Avertica Inc.
• Inventors: Duck, Nicholas Brendan
• Primary Examiner(s): Fang, Shane
• Application Number:
  US14/173,452
• Publication Number:
  US 20140220477A1
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 12/04 with acyclic or carbocyclic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 12/06 Amines
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 12/08 aromatic
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 12/40 Chemically modified polycondensates
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2261/12 Copolymers
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2261/135 Cross-linked structures
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2261/1422 containing OH groups
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2261/18 conjugated
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2261/3241 containing one or more nitrogen atoms as the only heteroatom, e.g. carbazole
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2261/364 containing hetero atoms
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2261/43 Chemical oxidative coupling reactions, e.g. with FeCl3
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2261/44 Electrochemical polymerisation, i.e. oxidative or reductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2261/74 Further polymerisation of the obtained polymers, e.g. living polymerisation to obtain block-copolymers
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2261/76 crosslinking
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 61/124 with a five-membered ring containing one nitrogen atom in the ring
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 67/00 Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming in the main chain of the macromolecule a linkage containing oxygen or oxygen and carbon, not provided for in groups C08G2/00 - C08G65/00
• CPC Class Codes: C08J 2361/22 of aldehydes with acyclic or carbocyclic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C08J 2361/32 Modified amine-aldehyde condensateS
• CPC Class Codes: C08J 3/24 Crosslinking, e.g. vulcanising, of macromolecules mechanical aspects B29C35/00; crosslinking agents C08K
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 61/22 of aldehydes with acyclic or carbocyclic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 61/32 : Modified amine-aldehyde condensates
• CPC Class Codes: C09B 23/107 : four >CH- groups
• CPC Class Codes: C09B 26/02 : Hydrazone dyes hydrazone-azo dyes C09B56/18
• CPC Class Codes: C09B 47/00 : Porphines; Azaporphines non-dyeing compounds C07D487/22
• CPC Class Codes: C09B 55/006 : containing at least one heteroring
• CPC Class Codes: C09B 57/00 : Other synthetic dyes of known constitution
• CPC Class Codes: C09B 57/008 : Triarylamine dyes containing no other chromophores
• CPC Class Codes: C12P 17/10 : Nitrogen as only ring hetero atom
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/00 : Hybrid capacitors, i.e. capacitors having different positive and negative electrodes; Electric double-layer [EDL] capacitors; Processes for the manufacture thereof or of parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/04 : Hybrid capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/26 : characterised by their structure, e.g. multi-layered, porosity or surface features
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/32 : Carbon-based
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 11/48 : Conductive polymers
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 9/004 : Details
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/62 : Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/622 : being polymers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/624 : Electric conductive fillers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/8673 : Electrically conductive fillers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/549 : Organic PV cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 : Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/13 : Energy storage using capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/50 : Fuel cells

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to substrates for making polymers and methods for making polymers. The present invention also relates generally to polymers and devices comprising the same.

Claims

1. A polymer prepared by polymerizing a multifunctional organic substrate with an oxidase or an oxidizing agent to form said polymer, said multifunctional organic substrate having a structure selected from the group consisting of:

2. The polymer of claim 1, wherein said multifunctional organic substrate has the following structure:

3. An electrochemical device comprising:

a working electrode;

a counter electrode; and

said polymer of claim 1, wherein said working electrode is in operative communication with said counter electrode, and said polymer is in operative communication with said working electrode or said counter electrode.