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1982

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A Study Of Poly(P‐Xylylene)‐Coated Asf5‐Doped Polyacetylene, J. E. Osterholm, H. Yasuda, L. L. Levenson Jan 1982

A Study Of Poly(P‐Xylylene)‐Coated Asf5‐Doped Polyacetylene, J. E. Osterholm, H. Yasuda, L. L. Levenson

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Electrical conductivity measurements and scanning electron microscopy have been used to study uncoated and poly(p‐xylylene)‐coated samples of polyacetylene doped with AsF5. These initial results indicate a considerable reduction in the decay rate of conductivity in the presence of oxygen as well as a decreased rate of thermal decomposition of the dopant when heated between 50°C and 115°C in vacuum by the coating. Copyright © 1982 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.