ON THE PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES OF CONDUCTING POLY(3,4-DIMETHOXYPYRROLE) FILMS

Substitution of side groups is suggested as a method to modify and to improve the mechanical properties, mainly the brittleness, of polypyrr ole. In this article poly(3,4-dimethoxypyrrole) (poly(DMOP)), a new su bstituted polypyrrole, is characterized from a physical point of view. The thermal, mechanical and electrical conduction behaviour is descri bed together with some structural findings. This is done by uniaxial c ontinuous deformation (stress-strain, conductivity-strain), thermoelec tric and dynamic mechanical measurements.