IP Library Granted Patent US 7,452,961
Granted Patent B2
US 7,452,961 · App. 10/520,612 · Granted Nov 18, 2008

Polymer film and polymer film device using same

Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
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Patent No.
US 7,452,961
App. No.
10/520,612
Granted
Nov 18, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a polymer film comprising a polymer having liquid crystallinity, having a number-average molecular weight in terms of polystyrene of 10 3 to 10 8 and having an electron mobility or hole mobility of 10 −5 cm 2 /Vs or more, and having a film thickness in the range from 1 nm to 100 μm. This polymer film can be used for various polymer film devices such as an organic transistor, organic solar battery, optical sensor, electrophotographic photoreceptor, spatial light modulator, photorefractive device and the like.

Claims (4)

1. A polymer film comprising a polymer having liquid crystallinity, having a number-average molecular weight in terms of polystyrene of 10 3 to 10 8 and having an electron mobility or hole mobility of 10 −5 cm 2 /Vs or more, and having a film thickness in the range from 1 nm to 100 μm,

wherein the polymer contains repeating units of the following formula (1-1), (1-2), (1-3), (1-4) or (1-5):

wherein X represents a hetero atom or a divalent group containing hetero atoms, and A ring, B ring, C ring, D ring, E ring, F ring and G ring each represent independently an aromatic ring optionally having a substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, alkylthio groups, aryl groups, aryloxy groups, arylthio groups, arylalkyl groups, arylalkoxy groups, arylalkylthio groups, arylalkenyl groups, arylalkynyl groups, amino groups, substituted amino groups, silyl group, substituted silyl groups, halogen atoms, acyl groups, acyloxy groups, imino groups, amide groups, imide groups, monovalent heterocyclic groups, carboxyl group, substituted carboxyl groups and cyano group.

2. The polymer film according to claim 1 wherein X represents S, O or SiRR′ (wherein, R and R′ each represent independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group, an arylalkylthio group, a substituted amino group, or a monovalent heterocyclic group).

Assignments (2)
PATENT PURCHASE AND TRANSFER AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 18, 2025
From: TARGET SYSTEMELEKTRONIK GMBH & CO. KG
To: RAPISCAN HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 073288/0769 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2005
From: UEDA, MASATO; SEKINE, CHIZU
To: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 016771/0676 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-199750 · Jul 9, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060043358A1 · Mar 2, 2006