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Electrosynthesis of poly(p-phenylene) and poly(p-phenylene/pyrrole) films under controlled humidity

  • Carla Eiras , Maurício Foschini , Juliana C. Soares and Débora Gonçalves EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: March 27, 2015
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Abstract

Poly(p-phenylene/pyrrole) (PPP-PPY) films were electrochemically synthesised on transparent indium-tin-oxide-covered glass (ITO) electrodes. The presence of two monomers, p-phenylene and pyrrole, in the polymerisation medium facilitated the synthesis process, yielding electroactive, uniform and stable films. In order to obtain materials with improved quality, PPP, PPY and PPP-PPY films were prepared in a mild, dry atmosphere. The morphological, electrochemical and optical properties were compared for different films obtained by varying the number of cycles with and without controlling humidity.

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Received: 2014-9-30
Revised: 2014-12-17
Accepted: 2014-12-24
Published Online: 2015-3-27
Published in Print: 2015-7-1

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