ν
Exponent characterizing end-to-end distance
ρ
Density of polymers or particles in solution
σ
Grafting density of side chains to backbone
χ
Flory–Huggins interaction parameter
λ B
Bjerrum length
σ calc
Calculated conductivity
σ DC
DC-conductivity of an ion-containing medium
σ exp
Measured DC-conductivity
D + , D À
Calculated diffusion coefficient of the free cation/anion
D
exp
þ , D
exp
À
Diffusion coefficient as measured by NMR

Average distance of a backbone monomer of an adsorbed bottle brush
from the surface
AFM
Atomic force microscopy
l
!
s
Bond vectors are grafted to the backbone
BPCPPCA 2-(4-Bromophenyl)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)pyridine-4-carboxylic acid
BPDCA
Biphenyl-4,4
0 -dicarboxylic acid
BTA
Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamides
d
Exponent describing kinetics of aggregation
D
Diameter of drop
D 0
Diffusion coefficient of the neutral complex
DCBA
2,5-Dichloro benzoic acid
DEER
Double electron–electron resonance
D exp
Experimental diffusion coefficient
DIBA
2,5-Diiodo benzoic acid
DISA
3,5-Diiodo salicylic acid
DLS
Dynamic light scattering
DMF
N,N-Dimethylformamide
DQNMR
Double-quantum nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
DS
Dielectric spectroscopy
DSC
Differential scanning calorimetry
e
Elementary charge
R
!
e, b
End-to-end vector of the backbone
R
!
e
End-to-end vector of side chain
l
!
b
Effective bond vectors of main chain
E C
Coulomb attractive energy
EPR
Electron paramagnetic resonance
E σ
Activation energy for ion transport
FCS
Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
HBC
Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes
I
Scattering intensity
IBA
4-Iodo benzoic acid
k B
Boltzmann constant
L
Contour length
L 0
Thickness of block copolymer lamellar
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