ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES OF ORIENTED POLY(3-ALKYLTHIOPHENES) .1. DOPING-ENHANCED STIFFNESS OF POLY(3-OCTYLTHIOPHENE)

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MOULTON, J [1 ]
SMITH, P [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT CHEM & NUCL ENGN,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
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10.1016/0379-6779(91)91484-R
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T [工业技术];
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The mechanical and electrical properties of solution-processed poly(3-octylthiophene) (P3OT) are presented and discussed. Hot drawing yielded oriented P3OT with moderately improved mechanical properties. Doping with FeCl3.6H2O or iodine vapor led to significant enhancement of the stiffness, strength and electrical conductivity of the drawn samples. The increase in stiffness, through the introduction of I2 vapor, was reversed upon removal of the dopant. As previously found for other conducting polymer systems, strong correlations were observed between mechanical properties and the electrical conductivity.
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