Polymer Bulletin, Vol.34, No.1, 63-69, 1995
The Electrochemical Properties of Polyaniline Derivatives - Poly(4,4’-Diphenylamine Methylenes) and Poly(4,4’-Diphenylimine Methines)
The electrochemical properties of poly(4,4’-diphenylamine methylenes) and poly(4,4’-diphenylimine methines) were investigated by cyclic voltammetry. A dehydrogenation reaction occurred when poly(4,4’-diphenylamine methylenes) underwent a electrochemical reaction and transformed to poly(4,4’-diphenylimine methines). The fully oxidized poly(4,4’-diphenylimine methines) had the electrochemical band gaps of 1.60-1.72 eV, which were found to significantly smaller than those of the fully reduced poly(4,4’-diphenylamine methylenes).