화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Vol.414, No.2, 135-139, 1996
Electrochemical Anion Doping of Poly((Tetraethyldisilanylene)Oligo(2,5-Thienylene)) Derivatives and Their P-Type Semiconducting Properties
Chemically synthesized poly[(tetraethyldisilanylene)oligo(2,5-thienylene)] derivatives (DSmT; m=3 to 5) have been successfully anion-doped by electrochemical oxidation. Band-gap energies of 2.52, 2.65, 2.82 and 3.27 eV were evaluated for DSST, DS4T, DS3T and DS2T respectively. The DSST, DS4T and DS3T films exhibited electrical conductivities of the order of 10(-3) to 10(-4) S cm(-1) when doped with BF4-. The work functions of the films changed from 5.1 to ca. 5.5eV with electrochemical anion doping. In cyclic voltammograms of the polymer films for anion doping and dedoping, an anodic peak potential and a cathodic one (E(pc)) shifted to the positive direction as the number m of thienylene units decreased. E(pc)s at a sweep rate of 100mV s(-1) were about 0.8, 0.9 and 1.0V for DSST, DS4T and DS3T respectively. Reversible electrochemical doping and dedoping of the DS5T film were feasible when the potential was cycled between 0 and 1.2 V, At potentials more positive than 1.2 V, however, both overoxidation of the oligo(thienylene) unit and Si-Si bond cleavage took place, leading to decreases in conductivity and work function of the film.