REPRODUCIBILITY IN THE ELECTRODEPOSITION OF CONDUCTING POLYMERS - A PARAMETRIC STUDY OF POLY-(3-METHYLTHIOPHENE)

The parameters affecting the reproducible electrodeposition and redox switching of films of poly-3-methylthiophene (PMT) on various substrat es have been studied in three independent laboratories in order to est ablish a firm basis for further research on electroactive polymers. Th e film-forming electrodeposition of PMT was performed in acetonitrile containing 0.3 M 3-methylthiophene and 0.1 M tetraethylammoniumperchlo rate. An aqueous solution of 0.1 M sodium perchlorate was used for the cycling experiments. Based on the evaluation of electrochemical data obtained from cyclic voltammetry, a parametric framework deemed necess ary for comparable and reproducible studies is defined.