A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
REDOX SWITCHING MECHANISM OF POLYTHIOPHENES
Authors: VISY C, LUKKARI J, KANKARE J
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA LAUSANNE
Publication year: 1993
Journal:: Synthetic Metals
Journal name in source: SYNTHETIC METALS
Journal acronym: SYNTHETIC MET
Volume: 55
Issue: 2-3
First page : 1620
Last page: 1625
Number of pages: 6
ISSN: 0379-6779
Abstract
The redox switching mechanism of conducting polymers is not yet clarified in every respect, the problem of interpretation of the transformation between the insulating and conducting forms of the polymeric film is not yet unambigously solved[1-16]. It is thought that spectroelectrochemical studies on the anodic and cathodic switching of different poly(3'-substituted 2,2':5',2''-terthiophenes) (Fig.1.) could give further information about the processes occurring during the transformation between their insulating and conductive forms owing to a hopefully more regular structure compared to polythiophene considering the molecular level effect of the substituent on the properties of the polymer[2,12].
The redox switching mechanism of conducting polymers is not yet clarified in every respect, the problem of interpretation of the transformation between the insulating and conducting forms of the polymeric film is not yet unambigously solved[1-16]. It is thought that spectroelectrochemical studies on the anodic and cathodic switching of different poly(3'-substituted 2,2':5',2''-terthiophenes) (Fig.1.) could give further information about the processes occurring during the transformation between their insulating and conductive forms owing to a hopefully more regular structure compared to polythiophene considering the molecular level effect of the substituent on the properties of the polymer[2,12].
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