Tailoring the 3D porous structure of conducting PEDOT:PSS gels <i>via</i> ice-templating
Quentin Weinbach, Naoures Hmili, Emma Gottis, Guillaume Fleith, J. Combet, Vasiliki Papaefthimiou, Vincent Malesys, Emmanuel Denys, Laurent Simon, Marc Schmutz, Alain Carvalho, Doru Constantin, Laure Biniek
Abstract
Well-controlled gelation of fibrillar PEDOT:PSS and growth of ice crystals yield robust anisotropic macroporous materials with a tuned pore size. The honey-comb like structure is at the origin of the low thermal conductivity.
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePEDOT:PSSPorosityYield (engineering)AnisotropyThermal conductivityChemical engineeringConductivityComposite materialPolymerOpticsPhysical chemistryEngineeringChemistryPhysicsConducting polymers and applicationsSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials