Solution and electrical properties of the water-soluble poly(3-thiopheneacetic acid) and its hydrogel

Authors
Kim, BS Chen, L Gong, JP Osada, Y
Citation
Bs. Kim et al., Solution and electrical properties of the water-soluble poly(3-thiopheneacetic acid) and its hydrogel, MOLEC CRYST, 349, 2000, pp. 335-338
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS → ACNP
Volume
349
Year of publication
2000
Pages
335 - 338
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
The water-swollen poly(3-thiopheneacetic acid) (P3TAA) gels with various de gree of cross-linkage (DCL) were synthesized. Doping behaviors of watersolu ble polythiophene and its gel using I-2 and concentrated HClO4 solution as dopants were studied. Electrical conductivity of doped polythiophene gel wa s investigated. Tn addition, we have investigated chemomechanical behavior by electric field, and the possibility of polythiophene gel as an electrode is introduced.