AC-Bipolar Electropolymerization of 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene in Ionic Liquids.

ABSTRACT: Recently, alternating current (AC)-bipolar electropolymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) has been reported to produce poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) fibers from the terminals of bipolar electrodes in acetonitrile solution (MeCN) containing low concentrations of supporting salts in a template-free manner. Here, we extend such methodology in ionic liquid (IL) media. Three kinds of ILs, diethylmethyl(2-methoxyethyl)ammonium tetrafluoroborate ([DEME][BF₄]), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([EMIM][BF₄]), and diethylmethyl(2-methoxyethyl)ammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([DEME][TFSI]), with different electric field transmission efficiencies and diffusion coefficients were employed as solvents for the AC-bipolar electropolymeriz

SUBMITTER: Chen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061915 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature