Side chain engineering control of mixed conduction in oligoethylene glycol-substituted polythiophenes
Jonathan W. Onorato, Zhongyang Wang, Yangyang Sun, Christian Nowak, Lucas Q. Flagg, Ruipeng Li, Ban Xuan Dong, Lee J. Richter, Fernando A. Escobedo, Paul F. Nealey, Shrayesh N. Patel, Christine K. Luscombe
Abstract
This work reveals the structure and sequence effects on ion and electron conductivity. Increased oxygen content leads to increased ionic and reduced electronic conductivity, and increased backbone distance increases both conductivities.
Topics & Concepts
Ionic conductivitySide chainConductivityThermal conductionChain (unit)Ionic bondingIonSequence (biology)Materials scienceWork (physics)OxygenPolymer chemistryChemistryChemical engineeringTopology (electrical circuits)PhysicsPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodeMathematicsPolymerThermodynamicsCombinatoricsEngineeringComposite materialElectrolyteQuantum mechanicsBiochemistryConducting polymers and applicationsAnalytical Chemistry and SensorsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications