Base inhibited oxidative polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene with iron(III)tosylate

Bjorn Winther Jensen; Dag W. Breiby; Keld West

doi:10.1016/j.synthmet.2005.07.085

Base inhibited oxidative polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene with iron(III)tosylate

Bjorn Winther Jensen^*, Dag W. Breiby, Keld West

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Abstract

Very high conductivities (>1000 S/cm) were obtained in poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) films oxidized with Fe(III)tosylate when the acidity during the polymerization process was controlled using a basic inhibitor. The best results were obtained with pyridine as inhibitor. The films could either be polymerized from a solution of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDT), Fe(III)tosylate and pyridine or by vapor phase polymerization (VPP) of EDT on a surface coated with Fe(III)tosylate and pyridine. By incorporating non-conducting adhesive (up to 75% vol.) in the vapor phase polymerized PEDT system, films with activation energy of 1/3 the value of pure PEDT, were obtained. The reason for this phenomenon could not be explained by changes in the PEDT structure investigated with grazing incidence X-ray diffraction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Synthetic Metals
Volume	152
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2005.07.085
Publication status	Published - 2005 Sept 20
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Coatings
Polymer/polymer interfaces
Polythiophene and derivatives
X-ray diffraction

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Materials Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics

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Base inhibited oxidative polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene with iron(III)tosylate

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