Thin Solid Films, Vol.488, No.1-2, 149-152, 2005
Protecting conductive polymer wire from oxidation using an air-impenneable polyisobutylene coating
The decay of the electrical conductivity over time under environmental conditions sets restrictions to some possible technical applications of polymer electronics. We report here that a polyisobutylene (PI) coating can act as a protecting layer that prevents the oxidation of polyaniline by oxygen and thereby increase the lifetime of polymer electronics. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.