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A MODEL OF ION TRANSPORT IN CONJUGATED POLYMERS

Part of: Diffusion and convection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2009

JOHN BURNELL
JOHN BURNELL*
Affiliation:
Industrial Research Limited, Lower Hutt, New Zealand (email: j.burnell@irl.cri.nz)
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Abstract

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Understanding ion transport in conjugated polymers is essential for developing mathematical models of applications of these materials. Previous experimental studies have suggested that cation transport in a conjugated polymer could be either diffusion or drift controlled, with debate over which dominates. In this paper we present a new model of cation transport that explains most of the features seen in a set of recent experiments. This model gives good agreement with measured concentration profiles, except when the profile has penetrated the polymer by more than 60%. The model shows that both diffusion and drift processes can be present. An application of a micro-actuator based on a conjugated polymer is presented to demonstrate that this technology could be used to develop a micro-pump.

Keywords

ion transportconjugated polymers

MSC classification

Secondary: 76R99: None of the above, but in this section
Type
Research Article
Information
The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 50 , Issue 3: This Special Issue is dedicated to Dr Stephen White , January 2009 , pp. 355 - 364
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 2009

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