Spectroelectrochemistry of poly(ethylenedithiathiophene)-the sulfur analogue of poly(ethylenedioxythiophene)

Antonio Cravino, Helmut Neugebauer, Andreas Petr, Peter J. Skabara, Howard J. Spencer, Joseph J W McDouall, Lothar Dunsch, N. Serdar Sariciftci

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    Abstract

    Poly(3,4-ethylenedithiathiophene) (PEDTT) is a polythiophene-like conjugated polymer in which each thiophene ring is functionalized with an ethylenedithia bridge. As such, PEDTT is the sulfur analogue of the well-known poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT). Substituent effects, namely the presence of sulfur atoms in PEDTT replacing the oxygen atoms of PEDOT, do not provide a simple explanation for the different electronic properties of the two polymers in the neutral state. This paper reports the spectroscopic properties of PEDTT, studied by in situ techniques such as IR-, Vis-, and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroelectrochemistry. The differences observed upon electrochemical oxidation of PEDTT and PEDOT (e.g., the different infrared active vibrational band patterns in IR spectroelectrochemistry as well as the different nature of the charged states) are even more marked than those observed in the neutral state. These results, with AM1 calculations, indicate conformational effects as a possible explanation for the different electronic and spectroscopic properties of PEDTT and PEDOT. © 2006 American Chemical Society.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2662-2667
    Number of pages5
    JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry B
    Volume110
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 16 Feb 2006

    Keywords

    • Polymers Role: PRP (Properties), SPN (Synthetic preparation), PREP (Preparation) (conjugated
    • spectroelectrochem. of polyethylenedithiathiophene)
    • Polymerization (electrochem.
    • Spectroscopy (spectroelectrochem. anal.
    • Absorption spectra
    • Conformation
    • Cyclic voltammetry
    • ESR
    • IR spectra
    • Potential energy
    • Vibrational energy (spectroelectrochem. of polyethylenedithiathiophene)
    • Electrochemical analysis (spectroelectrochem.
    • spectroelectrochem polyethylenedithiathiophene sulfur analog polyethylenedioxythiophene

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