Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.349, 335-338, 2000
Solution and electrical properties of the water-soluble poly(3-thiopheneacetic acid) and its hydrogel
The water-swollen poly(3-thiopheneacetic acid) (P3TAA) gels with various degree of cross-linkage (DCL) were synthesized. Doping behaviors of watersoluble polythiophene and its gel using I-2 and concentrated HClO4 solution as dopants were studied. Electrical conductivity of doped polythiophene gel was investigated. Tn addition, we have investigated chemomechanical behavior by electric field, and the possibility of polythiophene gel as an electrode is introduced.