Abstract
Isomeric o, m, p-polyphenylenes were prepared by oxidation-cationic polymeriation of biphenyl with various proportions of the polymerization components biphenyl-AlCl3-Cu-Cl2. The insoluble fraction in chlorobenzene was separated. The insoluble polyphenylenes were then doped with anhydrous FeCl3, AlCl3, and SnCl4 in solutions of acetonitrile (ACN), nitrobenzene (N), and acetone (A). X-ray diffraction, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and electrical conductivity measurements were carried out to characterize the undoped and doped materials. Some of the o, m, p-polyphenylenes had semiconductive properties after doping depending on the proportion of biphenyl-AlCl3-CuCl2 and the doping system (dopant and solvent).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 175-183 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterisation |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 1995 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the German-Greek Committee on Science and Technology for the financial support of the corresponding project “Semiconductive Organic Polymers.”Keywords
- Doping
- Electrical conductive polymers
- Polyphenylenes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- Polymers and Plastics