Abstract
Facile control over the chemical polymerization of pyrrole from solutions of pyrrole-phosphomolybdic acid has allowed processibility of conducting poly(pyrrole). This approach has allowed thin conducting films of poly(pyrrole) to be deposited in a single step, and in contrast to electrochemical polymerization methods, is not limited to electrically conducting substrates. For example, 40-100 nm thick poly(pyrrole) films with conducivities in the range of 15 to 30 S cm-1 have been spin coated onto insulating glass substrates. Insight into the mechanism of polymerization has been obtained with cyclic voltammetry and UV-Vis spectroscopy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 447-451 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Inorganica Chimica Acta |
Volume | 240 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1995 |
Keywords
- Conducting polymers
- Cyclic voltammetry
- Phosphomolybdate clusters
- Poly(pyrrole)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry