COUNTERION INDUCED PROCESSIBILITY OF CONDUCTING POLYMERS .1. ACID-ASSISTED OXIDATIVE DOPING AND SOLUBILIZATION

Authors
VANDERSANDEN MCM
Citation
Mcm. Vandersanden, COUNTERION INDUCED PROCESSIBILITY OF CONDUCTING POLYMERS .1. ACID-ASSISTED OXIDATIVE DOPING AND SOLUBILIZATION, Synthetic metals, 87(2), 1997, pp. 137-140
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter","Material Science","Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Synthetic metals → ACNP
ISSN journal
03796779
Volume
87
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
137 - 140
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-6779(1997)87:2<137:CIPOCP>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
In this paper a new mechanism is introduced for chemical redox doping of conjugated polymers. The redox reaction involves a protonic acid-ba se reaction in situ generating a functionalized counter-ion, yielding solubility of the doped polymer. The mechanism is experimentally verif ied using both poly(p-phenylene vinylene)s (PPVs) and polythiophenes ( PTs) as model systems. No precipitation of dissolved doped polymer is observed, while evaporation of the solvent yields conductivities of 10 (-3) S cm(-1).