Multicomponent Supramolecular Copolymerization for Controlled Defect Engineering (A06#)

• Subject Area: Preparatory and Physical Chemistry of Polymers
• Term: since 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 465145163

A paradigm shift from precision to defect-engineered supramolecular polymers is necessary to access new material properties. This proposal aims to explore defect engineering in supramolecular polymers by harnessing intrinsic defects and introducing dopants with optimal misfit penalties. Experimental methods will be developed to identify and characterize defects and examine their formation and evolution. Defect engineering strategies using multicomponent supramolecular polymerization between monomers and dopants and their preparation pathways will be developed.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1552: Defects and Defect Engineering in Soft Matter
• Applicant Institution: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
• Project Head: Professorin Shikha Dhiman, Ph.D.