A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Electrosynthesis and characterisation of poly(paraphenylene vinylene C-60) films
Authors: Kvarnstrom C, Kulovaara H, Damlin P, Ivaska A
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
Publication year: 2003
Journal:: Synthetic Metals
Journal name in source: SYNTHETIC METALS
Journal acronym: SYNTHETIC MET
Volume: 135
Issue: 1-3
First page : 783
Last page: 784
Number of pages: 2
ISSN: 0379-6779
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0379-6779(02)00857-3
Abstract
The electrochemical reductive polymerization of a co-polymer of phenylene vinylene units and C-60 was studied. The fullerene is introduced into the polymer synthesis as a film on the electrode substrate. During reduction the film is dissolved and the reduced fullerene species interact with the PPV precursor in solution and as a result a film is formed on the substrate. The coupling reaction between the reduced species should lead to a material where the fullerene units are incorporated into the main polymer chain. The films are characterised by cyclic voltammetry and by FTIR and Raman spectroscopy.
The electrochemical reductive polymerization of a co-polymer of phenylene vinylene units and C-60 was studied. The fullerene is introduced into the polymer synthesis as a film on the electrode substrate. During reduction the film is dissolved and the reduced fullerene species interact with the PPV precursor in solution and as a result a film is formed on the substrate. The coupling reaction between the reduced species should lead to a material where the fullerene units are incorporated into the main polymer chain. The films are characterised by cyclic voltammetry and by FTIR and Raman spectroscopy.
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