Metallo-supramolecular coordination polymers: morphology, thermal behavior and rheology

Linear coordination polymers are interesting materials with respect to a wide variety of different applications due their electronic, photophys., magnetic and catalytic properties. The incorporated metal-complex moiety provides furthermore the possibility for a switching between monomeric units and the polymer upon external stimuli such as pH-changes, UV irradn., application of elec. potential or simply concn. changes. Here we present morphol. studies of thin films of metallo-supramol. polymers, their thermal behavior and their changes of rheol. upon heating.