Role of polythiophenes as electroactive materials |
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Authors: | Taniya M. S. K. Pathiranage Dushanthi S. Dissanayake Crystal N. Niermann Yixin Ren Michael C. Biewer Mihaela C. Stefan |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas |
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Abstract: | Semiconducting polythiophenes display electroactive properties which make them excellent candidates for applications as electroactive materials. Ability to undergo doping and to switch between different oxidation states allow tuning the chemical and physical properties of polythiophenes. Furthermore, the ability to integrate polythiophenes into copolymers, hybrid composites with metals and inorganic materials make them useful in electronic and biomedical applications. The capability to vary the properties of the final material with low production cost and high processability into thin films makes polythiophenes desirable materials for many applications. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017 , 55, 3327–3346 |
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Keywords: | electroactive polymers poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(3‐hexylthiophene) polythiophenes semiconducting polymers |
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