Abstract
The polymerizable complex(PC) method was developed to prepare copper based high-Tc superconducting oxides with better superconducting properties, phosphor materials with excellent emission intensities and photocatalysts for water splitting with higher activities. The PC method is based upon formation of metal complexes and subsequent polyesterification between a hydroxy-caroboxylic acid such as citric acid and a glycol such as propylene glycol, keeping metal species homogeneous on the molecular scale inside the polyester resin precursor. The PC method is also an efficient methodology for testing of promising compounds without much tailoring of synthesis for each candidate; a scheme to search for potential phosphors has been demonstrated as a representative example.
