The characteristics of a conducting polymer gel by use of a radical initiator
- 15 April 1991
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 69 (8) , 4445-4447
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.348375
Abstract
Soluble poly (3-alkylthiophene) can be transformed into a conducting polymer gel by using a radical initiator. The volume of the sample in chloroform shrinks drastically upon introduction of ethanol, and also by doping. The shrinkage ratio depends on the preparation conditions of the sample. The spectrum of the gel also changes reversibly as the volume varies.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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