Electrosynthesis and characterisation of poly(paraphenylene vinylene C-60) films



: Kvarnstrom C, Kulovaara H, Damlin P, Ivaska A

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA

: 2003

 Synthetic Metals

: SYNTHETIC METALS

: SYNTHETIC MET

: 135

: 1-3

: 783

: 784

: 2

: 0379-6779

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0379-6779(02)00857-3


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.


fullerenes, poly(phenylene vinylene), Raman spectroscopy, semiconducting films



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