Infrared plastic optics and photonic devices using chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers via inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur

J Pyun, RA Norwood - Progress in Polymer Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Since the invention of inverse vulcanization and high sulfur content polymers, termed
Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers, the application of these polymers as …

A decade development of inverse vulcanization towards green and sustainable practices

H Shen, B Zheng, H Zhang - Polymer Reviews, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Inverse vulcanization utilizes alkenyl monomers and elemental sulfur, an excessive by-
product of oil and gas refineries, to synthesize dynamically crosslinked sulfur-rich polymers …

Structural evolution during inverse vulcanization

B Zheng, L Zhong, X Wang, P Lin, Z Yang, T Bai… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Inverse vulcanization exploits S8 to synthesize polysulfides. However, evolution of products
and its mechanism during inverse vulcanization remains elusive. Herein, inverse …

Nanoscale 0D/1D Heterojunction of MAPbBr3/COF Toward Efficient LED-Driven S–S Coupling Reactions

Y Wang, H Li, Q Lin, J Zhao, X Fang, N Wen… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Precise and efficient management of disulfide bonds will offer multiple merits for the
development of organosulfur chemistry, pharmacology, and life sciences. However, the …

Unraveling the rheology of inverse vulcanized polymers

DJ Bischoff, T Lee, KS Kang, J Molineux… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Multiple relaxation times are used to capture the numerous stress relaxation modes found in
bulk polymer melts. Herein, inverse vulcanization is used to synthesize high sulfur content …

Synthesis of deuterated and sulfurated polymers by inverse vulcanization: engineering infrared transparency via deuteration

MH Qureshi, J Bao, TS Kleine, KJ Kim… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of deuterated, sulfurated, proton-free, glassy polymers offers a route to optical
polymers for infrared (IR) optics, specifically for midwave IR (MWIR) photonic devices …

Synthesis of Polycyclic Olefinic Monomers from Norbornadiene for Inverse Vulcanization: Structural and Mechanistic Consequences

CM Marshall, J Molineux, KS Kang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The preparation of high-sulfur content organosulfur polymers has generated considerable
interest as an emerging area in polymer science that has been driven by advances in the …

Ring‐Opening Terpolymerisation of Elemental Sulfur Waste with Propylene Oxide and Carbon Disulfide via Lithium Catalysis

C Gallizioli, D Battke, H Schlaad… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Elemental sulfur, a waste product of the oil refinement process, represents a promising raw
material for the synthesis of degradable polymers. We show that simple lithium alkoxides …

Designing Strategy for High Refractive Index Polymers: From the Molecular Level to Bulk Structure Control

S Watanabe, K Oyaizu - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
High refractive index polymers (HRIPs) are essential materials for many optical applications,
including organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), charge-coupled devices (CCDs) …

Manipulating Inverse Vulcanization Comonomers to Generate High-Tensile-Strain Polymers

JJ Dale, V Hanna, T Hasell - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
The buildup of waste sulfur poses issues of storage and usage that may be prevented by the
development of high-sulfur-content functional materials. Inverse vulcanization allows for the …