Spectroscopic, Microscopic, and Surface Analysis of Alkanethiol- and Fluoroalkanethiol-Modified Conducting Polymer Thin Films
ACS Citation
Bergman, B.; Hanks, T. W. Spectroscopic, Microscopic, and Surface Analysis of Alkanethiol- and Fluoroalkanethiol-Modified Conducting Polymer Thin Films. Macromolecules 2000, 33, 8035-8042.
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Abstract
Electrochemically grown films of polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene, and poly(ethylenedioxythiophene) were treated with alkane- and fluoroalkanethiols for 1?24 h. The resulting films showed surface energies and polarities similar to glass slides coated with monolayers of the corresponding alkyl- and fluoroalkylsilanes. Treatment of the polyaniline, polypyrrole, and, to a lesser extent, poly(ethylenedioxythiophene) films resulted in covalent bonding of the thiol to the polymer backbone as evidenced by X-ray photoelectron, energy-dispersive X-ray, and electronic spectroscopies. Polypyrrole and poly(ethylenedioxythiophene) films showed reduced electroactivity upon treatment, while the derivatized polyaniline could be returned to a conducting state. Polythiophene primarily oxidized the thiols to soluble products, leaving the polymer backbone unaffected. Electrochemically grown films of polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene, and poly(ethylenedioxythiophene) were treated with alkane- and fluoroalkanethiols for 1?24 h. The resulting films showed surface energies and polarities similar to glass slides coated with monolayers of the corresponding alkyl- and fluoroalkylsilanes. Treatment of the polyaniline, polypyrrole, and, to a lesser extent, poly(ethylenedioxythiophene) films resulted in covalent bonding of the thiol to the polymer backbone as evidenced by X-ray photoelectron, energy-dispersive X-ray, and electronic spectroscopies. Polypyrrole and poly(ethylenedioxythiophene) films showed reduced electroactivity upon treatment, while the derivatized polyaniline could be returned to a conducting state. Polythiophene primarily oxidized the thiols to soluble products, leaving the polymer backbone unaffected.
Source Name
Macromolecules
Publication Date
1-1-2000
Volume
33
Issue
21
Page(s)
3903-3918
Document Type
Citation
Citation Type
Article