Polymers with a metal backbone

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-polymers-metal-backbone.html

"chalice-shaped molecule (calixarene) with four binding sites as scaffold for metal (nickel) polymer... attached four poly(aminopyridine) chains to calixarenes, which bundles the four chains in parallel alignment... conductive, thermally stable, and has interesting optoelectronic properties... strong length-dependent light absorption with narrow band gaps, which is promising for optoelectronic devices and semiconductors"

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