The results of temperature-dependent de conductivity, EPR magnetic suscepti
bility, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) experiments are compared
for electrochemically and chemically synthesized polypyrrole (PPy) samples
. For chemically synthesized PPy samples soluble in organic solvent with la
rge size dopants such as dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) or naphthalenes
ulfonic acid (NSA), de conductivity (sigma(dc)) is less than or equal to 0.
1 S/cm at room temperature, and its temperature dependence [sigma(dc)(T)] s
hows strong localization behavior, while sigma(dc)(T) of the electrochemica
lly synthesized PPy samples doped with hexafluorophosphate (PF6) is in the
critical or the metallic regime. The density of states of chemically prepar
ed PPy-DBSA samples is less than one-fourth that of electrochemically synth
esized PPy-PF6 samples. The g values and temperature dependence of the line
width obtained from EPR experiments show that the paramagnetic signals in
both electrochemically and chemically synthesized PPy samples are mainly du
e to the polarons in pi-conjugated polymer chains. We observe the existence
of one dopant per three pyrrole rings in PPy-DBSA and PPy-PF6 samples. Fro
m the XPS experiments, one-fifth of the pyrrole rings of chemically prepare
d PPy-DBSA are incorporated into interchain links or side chains, while for
electrochemically prepared PPy-PF6, one-third of the pyrrole units are in
side chains or crosslinks. We analyze that the side chains or cross-links o
f chemically synthesized PPy samples are relatively reduced, and subsequent
ly the interchain interaction weakens. For chemically synthesized PPy sampl
es, the synthesis method using large size dopants is one of the important r
oles for the reduction of side chains or cross-links and for the increase o
f solubility. The weakness of the interchain interaction and the reduction
of side chains or interchain links for PPy systems play an important role f
or charge transport.