THIOPHENE OLIGOMERS AS POLYTHIOPHENE MODELS .3. CONDUCTIVE AND CAPACITIVE BEHAVIOR OF END-CAPPED OLIGOTHIENYLS AS THIN-FILMS - A CONTRIBUTION TO THE CONDUCTION MECHANISM AND TO THE FARADAIC CAPACITIVE DEBATE OF CONDUCTING POLYMERS

The real nature of the mechanism of bipolaron conduction in conducting polymers and the discussion as to whether the charging-discharging cu rrents in these materials are of a capacitive or a redox nature are ce ntral questions in conducting polymer research. Here, a number of meth yl end-capped thiophene oligomers are studied using cyclic voltammetry in order to provide some of the answers.