Thiophene ended ε-caprolactone conducting copolymers and their electrochromic properties

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 42 A, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 509-520

  Kerman, I ^a   Toppare, L ^a   Yilmaz, F ^b   Yagci, Y ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conducting polymers; Electrochromism; Poly caprolactone; Polypyrrole; Polythiophene

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHROMISM; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYPYRROLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CONSTANT CURRENT ELECTROLYSIS METHODS; CONSTANT POTENTIAL ELECTROLYSIS; POLYTHIOPHENES; SPECTROELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 17444398226     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MA-200054363     Document Type: Article

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