Study of electrochemical stability of conducting polymers by bidimensional spectroelectrochemistry: p- and n-doping of poly(4,4′-bis(butylthio)-2,2′-bithiophene) films

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3117-3123

  Ruiz, Virginia ^a   Colina, Álvaro ^a   Heras, Aránzazu ^a   López Palacios, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conducting polymers; Doping; Electrochemical stability; Spectroelectrochemistry; Thiophenes

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITY; SPECTROELECTROCHEMISTRY; THIOPHENES;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 33845461829     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2006.07.023     Document Type: Article

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