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Synthesis And Electrochemical Studies In Microstructured Media, Jamie Norton
Synthesis And Electrochemical Studies In Microstructured Media, Jamie Norton
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In-situ electrochemical methods involving both oxidative and reductive mediators were employed to modify the oxidation state (doping level) of PEDOT polymers in colloidal PEDOT-coated silica core-shell particles that were prepared as a dispersion encapsulated in a hydrogel matrix. The modifications of the redox states of the PEDOT coating induced a change in the absorbance characteristics. A mediated electron transfer system was employed to ferry charge from the electrodes of the cell to the isolated particles. The mediator diffuses between the electrode surface and the PEDOT-coated particles to accomplish (de)doping. The developed system was a fully self-contained and electrically driven device. …
Synthesis, Reactions, And Applications Of Bis-Ortho-Diynyl Arene (Boda) Monomers, Polymers, And Derivatives, Mark Perpall
Synthesis, Reactions, And Applications Of Bis-Ortho-Diynyl Arene (Boda) Monomers, Polymers, And Derivatives, Mark Perpall
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Bis-ortho-diynyl arenes (BODA) monomers contain two arenediyne functional groups with variable functionality at both the linker group, X, and the alkyne terminal group, R. These arenediyne moieties undergo thermal Bergman reactions to cycloaromatize to naphthyl diradical species. The inclusion of two of these arenediyne functionalities allows the polymer to grow without losing processability and solubility as most aromatic polymers do. The second functionality acts as a solubilizing group until all functionalities are consumed in the fully cured network polymer.
When heated above 800 °C, BODA polymer converts to a high-yield glassy carbon material. This work has been extended …