SYNTHESIS OF SOLUBLE POLY(ALKYLTHIOPHENES) WHICH ARE THERMALLY STABLEIN THE DOPED STATE

Authors
ANDERSSON MR PEI Q HJERTBERG T INGANAS O WENNERSTROM O OSTERHOLM JE
Citation
Mr. Andersson et al., SYNTHESIS OF SOLUBLE POLY(ALKYLTHIOPHENES) WHICH ARE THERMALLY STABLEIN THE DOPED STATE, Synthetic metals, 55(2-3), 1993, pp. 1227-1231
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter","Metallurgy & Mining
Journal title
Synthetic metals → ACNP
ISSN journal
03796779
Volume
55
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1227 - 1231
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-6779(1993)55:2-3<1227:SOSPWA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We have prepared poly(3-octyl-2,2'-bithiophene) and poly(3'-octyl-2,2' ;5'2''-terthiophene) and found that they show better stability against thermal dedoping than poly(3-octylthiophene). A reduction of the numb er of alkyl side chains in a regular way lead to better space for the counter ion on doping, more planar pi-system and a more rigid polymer backbone, compared to poly(3-octylthiophene).