Electrodeposition and Properties of Donor-Acceptor Double-Cable Polythiophene with High Content of Pendant Fulleropyrrolidine Moieties

[Display omitted] In this work we report electrochemical copolymerization of thiophene (Th) with thiophene-substituted fulleropyrrolidine (C60-ThFP) on Pt electrode from dichloromethane solution. A structure of the resultant donor-acceptor copolymer with high fullerene content, corresponding to one...

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Published in:Electrochimica acta 2014-12, Vol.148, p.145-152
Main Authors: Piotrowski, Piotr, Zarębska, Kamila, Skompska, Magdalena, Kaim, Andrzej
Format: Article
Language:English
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C60 fullerene
Copolymers
donor-acceptor copolymer
double-cable polymer
Electroactivity
Electrodes
electropolymerization
Jewelry
Microbalances
Monomers
thiophene
Thiophenes
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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Summary:[Display omitted] In this work we report electrochemical copolymerization of thiophene (Th) with thiophene-substituted fulleropyrrolidine (C60-ThFP) on Pt electrode from dichloromethane solution. A structure of the resultant donor-acceptor copolymer with high fullerene content, corresponding to one C60-ThFP per two thiophene units was determined by XPS and FTIR spectroscopy. The ratio of the two monomers in the polymer film was independently determined by electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance. Electroactivity of C60-ThFP and copolymer film in p- and n-doping ranges was studied by cyclic voltammetry. Geometry of a representative fragment of the synthesized copolymer was simulated by means of DFT calculations.
ISSN:0013-4686
1873-3859
DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2014.09.154