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Modulation of the Electronic Properties in Polydithienotiiophene Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

C. Arbizzani
Affiliation:
Università di Bologna, Dip. di Chimica ‘G. Ciamician’, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
M. Catellani
Affiliation:
Ist. di Chimica delle Macromolecole, INMITER - CNR, via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano, Italy
S. Luzzati
Affiliation:
Ist. di Chimica delle Macromolecole, INMITER - CNR, via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano, Italy
M. Mastragostino
Affiliation:
Università di Palermo, Dip. di Chimica Fisica, via Archirafi 26, 90123 Palermo, Italy
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Abstract

Conjugated polymers with narrow band gap are promising candidates for symmetric electrochemical devices, such as electrochromics and redox supercapacitors, which involve the pand n-doped state of the polymer. Polydithienothiophene materials which are prepared from isomer monomers show this characteristic. The copolymerisation of two dithienothiophene isomers leads to materials whose electronic properties depend on the monomer ratio. Optical and electrochemical characterizations of different copolymers are reported and discussed.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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