IN-SITU MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES OF TOSYLATE DOPED (PTS) POLYPYRROLE

Authors
MURRAY P SPINKS GM WALLACE GG BURFORD RP
Citation
P. Murray et al., IN-SITU MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES OF TOSYLATE DOPED (PTS) POLYPYRROLE, Synthetic metals, 84(1-3), 1997, pp. 847-848
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter","Material Science","Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Synthetic metals → ACNP
ISSN journal
03796779
Volume
84
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
847 - 848
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-6779(1997)84:1-3<847:IMOTD(>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The in-situ mechanical properties of electrochemically prepared polypy rrole films have been measured whilst immersed in various electrolyte solutions and under the influence of applied electrical potential. The mechanical properties were observed to be sensitive to the oxidation state of the polymer, with the reduced form of the polymer showing a l ower modulus and higher elongation at break. The electrolyte cation af fected the potential at which the ductile-brittle transition occurs.