New highly conjugated self-doped polythiophenes functionalized with alkylammonium groups

Authors
Berlin, A Schiavon, G Zecchin, S Zotti, G
Citation
A. Berlin et al., New highly conjugated self-doped polythiophenes functionalized with alkylammonium groups, SYNTH METAL, 119(1-3), 2001, pp. 153-154
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
SYNTHETIC METALS
ISSN journal
03796779 → ACNP
Volume
119
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
153 - 154
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-6779(20010315)119:1-3<153:NHCSPF>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Polycationic polythiophenes with high conjugation length, conductivity, and solubility have been obtained by anodic coupling of 4-(4H-cyclopentadithie n-4-yl)ammonium perchlorates. One of these polymers can be reversibly reduc ed (n-doped) showing the characteristics of self-doped materials. The n-dop ing process is fast and does not show any dependence on the cation size.