PEDOT导电高分子在柔性能量转化与存储器件的研究进展

近年来,柔性有机和钙钛矿光伏器件、有机薄膜晶体管和医用传感器等因其具有可穿戴性、柔性、半透明性等优点,成为科学研究的热门领域.利用具有优异力学性能的导电聚合物是实现这些高性能器件的有效途径之一.在导电聚合物中,3,4-亚乙基二氧噻吩(PEDOT)及其水性分散液3,4-亚乙基二氧噻吩:聚苯乙烯磺酸盐(PEDOT:PSS)...     

过渡金属离子掺杂Ⅱ-Ⅵ族中红外激光陶瓷研究进展

2~5 μm中红外激光在民用和军事领域的应用十分广泛。直接泵浦中红外激光增益介质材料是产生中红外激光的主要方式之一,二价过渡金属离子Cr²⁺或Fe²⁺掺杂的ZnS或ZnSe (TM²⁺∶Ⅱ-Ⅵ)材料以其独特的光谱特性成为目前最具发展前景的中红外激光增益材料之一。本文首先归纳了TM²⁺∶Ⅱ-Ⅵ材料的主要制备技术路线,然后重点介绍了采用激光陶瓷技术制备TM²⁺∶Ⅱ-Ⅵ材料的研究进展,最后对TM²⁺∶Ⅱ-Ⅵ陶瓷的原料制备与烧结技术的优化进行了展望。希望以此促进TM²⁺∶Ⅱ-Ⅵ激光陶瓷材料的发展,为获得高性能的TM²⁺∶Ⅱ-Ⅵ中红外激光器奠定关键材料基础。     

Polymer Chainmail: Steric Hindrance and Charge Compensation of Anion-Doped PEDOT to Boost Stress Deformation of Compressible Supercapacitor

Conducting polymers with high theoretical capacitance and deformability are among the optimal candidates for compressible supercapacitor electrode materials. However, achieving both mechanical and electrochemical stabilities in a single electrode remains a great challenge. To address this issue, the “Polymer Chainmail” is proposed with reversible deformation capability and enhances stability because of the steric hindrance and charge compensation effect of doped anions. As a proof of concept, four common anions are selected as dopants for Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), and their effects on the adsorption and diffusion of H⁺ on PEDOT are verified using density functional theory calculations. Owing to the film formation effect, the doped PEDOT/nitrogen-doped carbon foam exhibits good mechanical properties. Furthermore, the composite demonstrates excellent rate performance and stability due to suitable anion doping. This finding provides new insights into the preparation of electrochemically stable conductive polymer-based compressible electrode materials.     

Physical Interpretation of Mixed Ionic-electronic Conductive Polymer-coated Electrodes by a Simple Universal Impedance Model

A simple equivalent electrical circuit is used to obtain the physical parameters of electrical circuit elements from measured electrochemical impedance spectra. This model consists of four circuit elements with a clear physical meaning for each of the elements. Compared to complex models with multiple constant phase elements or Warburg impedances, our model is suitable for extracting physical values for important electrode parameters with low errors. The feasibility of the model was shown by investigating pure metal or polymer-coated electrodes. Here, gold electrodes were coated either with Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT : PSS), Polypyrrole:poly(styrenesulfonate) (PPy : PSS), or (PEDOT/PPy) : PSS by means of electropolymerization. The model could demonstrate the ionic-electronic differences such as the ion accessibility of the differently coated electrodes. To prove the correctness of the model, the obtained results were compared to the literature.     

Fast Visible-Light 3D Printing of Conductive PEDOT:PSS Hydrogels

Functional inks for light-based 3D printing are actively being searched for being able to exploit all the potentialities of additive manufacturing. Herein, a fast visible-light photopolymerization process is showed of conductive PEDOT:PSS hydrogels. For this purpose, a new Type II photoinitiator system (PIS) based on riboflavin (Rf), triethanolamine (TEA), and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) is investigated for the visible light photopolymerization of acrylic monomers. PEDOT:PSS has a dual role by accelerating the photoinitiation process and providing conductivity to the obtained hydrogels. Using this PIS, full monomer conversion is achieved in less than 2 min using visible light. First, the PIS mechanism is studied, proposing that electron transfer between the triplet excited state of the dye (³Rf*) and the amine (TEA) is catalyzed by PEDOT:PSS. Second, a series of poly(2-hydroxyethyl acrylate)/PEDOT:PSS hydrogels with different compositions are obtained by photopolymerization. The presence of PEDOT:PSS negatively influences the swelling properties of hydrogels, but significantly increases its mechanical modulus and electrical properties. The new PIS is also tested for 3D printing in a commercially available Digital Light Processing (DLP) 3D printer (405 nm wavelength), obtaining high resolution and 500 µm hole size conductive scaffolds.     

Metal-like Charge Transport in PEDOT(OH) Films by Post-processing Side Chain Removal from a Soluble Precursor Polymer

Herein, a route to produce highly electrically conductive doped hydroxymethyl functionalized poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) films, termed PEDOT(OH) with metal-like charge transport properties using a fully solution processable precursor polymer is reported. This is achieved via an ester-functionalized PEDOT derivative [PEDOT(EHE)] that is soluble in a range of solvents with excellent film-forming ability. PEDOT(EHE) demonstrates moderate electrical conductivities of 20–60 S cm⁻¹ and hopping-like (i.e., thermally activated) transport when doped with ferric tosylate (FeTos₃). Upon basic hydrolysis of PEDOT(EHE) films, the electrically insulative side chains are cleaved and washed from the polymer film, leaving a densified film of PEDOT(OH). These films, when optimally doped, reach electrical conductivities of ≈1200 S cm⁻¹ and demonstrate metal-like (i.e., thermally deactivated and band-like) transport properties and high stability at comparable doping levels.