In this focused review, we provide an overview of our recent work on the design and synthesis of a new type of side-chain liquid crystal π-conjugated polymeric system associating regioregular poly(3-alkylthiophene) backbones with laterally pending π-conjugated mesogenic groups. Several polymeric architectures have been prepared based on different polymer backbone structures and various side groups, providing important insight into the relationships among the polymeric architecture, nano- and macroscale organization and charge transport properties in such self-organized multi-lamellar macromolecular systems.
- Yiming Xiao
- Danli Zeng
- Fabrice Mathevet
