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Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Vol.772, 103-109, 2016
Effect of pi-conjugation on electrochemical properties of poly(terthiophene)s 3'-substituted with fullerene C-60
The series of copolymers based on terthiophene 3'-substituted with C-60-pyrrolidine or styryl group, were electrochemically synthesized and characterized. The dense distribution of C-60 side group caused the steric effects between them and the perturbation in the extent of pi-electron delocalization of the poly(terthiophene) backbone. The ESR spectroscopy showed the presence of close-packed clusters especially in homopolymer: poly(terthiophene-C-60). The oxidative electrochemical copolymerization of terthiophene units was performed to avoid this steric interactions and in results to extend the effective pi-conjugation length in the polymer. The use of different ratio of the co-monomers contributed to the variable distribution of C-60 unit and different effective pi-conjugation of the resulting polymers. Those changes affected electrochemical and photocurrent-generating properties of these materials. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Donor-acceptor system;C60-pyrrolidine;Terthiophene;Electrochemical copolymerization;Photoelectrochemical effect