CONDUCTING PROPERTIES OF IODINE-DOPED POLY(4-VINYLPYRIDINE)-POLY(DIMETHYLSILOXANE) BLOCK-COPOLYMERS

Authors
NUGAY N KUCUKYAVUZ Z KUCUKYAVUZ S
Citation
N. Nugay et al., CONDUCTING PROPERTIES OF IODINE-DOPED POLY(4-VINYLPYRIDINE)-POLY(DIMETHYLSILOXANE) BLOCK-COPOLYMERS, Polymer, 35(2), 1994, pp. 243-245
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Polymer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00323861
Volume
35
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
243 - 245
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-3861(1994)35:2<243:CPOIP>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Block copolymers of various compositions, consisting of poly(4-vinylpy ridine) (P4VP) and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) blocks, were prepared by anionic polymerization. These samples were modified by the additio n of various amounts of iodine in solution. The electrical conductivit ies of the doped materials were measured by the four-probe method and were found to be as high as 10(-5) S cm(-1). The optimum ratio of iodi ne to pyridine which gave the highest conductivity was determined.