Chemical oxidation of polyacetylene by cupric chloride

Jan-Erik Österholm, Heikki Isotalo, Henrik Stubb

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Abstract

Polyacetylene, (CH)X, has been oxidized (doped) by CuCl2 to give highly conducting charge-transfer complexes. Conductivities of highly doped films range from 30 to 80 Scm−1 corresponding to y = 0.06 – 0.12. In lightly doped samples a rapid decrease in the activation energy of conduction is observed with increasing dopant concentration as well as the appearence of the typical dopant-associated IR-absorptions. Doping is believed to proceed via a partial reduction of CuCl2 and the insertion of stabilizing anions such as CuCl 3.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-112
JournalMolecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
Volume117
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1985
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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