TY - JOUR
T1 - Deuteration and Polymers
T2 - Rich History with Great Potential
AU - Li, Lengwan
AU - Jakowski, Jacek
AU - Do, Changwoo
AU - Hong, Kunlun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Chemical Society.
PY - 2021/4/27
Y1 - 2021/4/27
N2 - Deuterium, a stable hydrogen isotope, has been playing important roles in many scientific areas, including polymer science. The developments of deuteration science and polymer science have been interwoven for the past 60 years. The unique characteristics of the scattering lengths for hydrogen isotopes (protium and deuterium) result in the dramatic differences of scattering length densities for protiated and deuterated compounds omnipresent in polymers, rendering neutron scattering a powerful tool for the investigation of polymeric structures and dynamics that are inaccessible to other tools. While the role of deuteration in neutron scattering of polymeric materials can hardly be overstated, it has also enabled the addressing of many questions using other approaches, such as NMR and vibrational spectra. In this Perspective, we provide a brief account of deuterium in the synthesis, properties, and application of various polymers. We also offer an outlook of the potentials in this ever-evolving and exciting area.
AB - Deuterium, a stable hydrogen isotope, has been playing important roles in many scientific areas, including polymer science. The developments of deuteration science and polymer science have been interwoven for the past 60 years. The unique characteristics of the scattering lengths for hydrogen isotopes (protium and deuterium) result in the dramatic differences of scattering length densities for protiated and deuterated compounds omnipresent in polymers, rendering neutron scattering a powerful tool for the investigation of polymeric structures and dynamics that are inaccessible to other tools. While the role of deuteration in neutron scattering of polymeric materials can hardly be overstated, it has also enabled the addressing of many questions using other approaches, such as NMR and vibrational spectra. In this Perspective, we provide a brief account of deuterium in the synthesis, properties, and application of various polymers. We also offer an outlook of the potentials in this ever-evolving and exciting area.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02284
DO - 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02284
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85103778728
SN - 0024-9297
VL - 54
SP - 3555
EP - 3584
JO - Macromolecules
JF - Macromolecules
IS - 8
ER -