Electrochimica Acta, Vol.44, No.24, 4177-4187, 1999
A parameter study on the impedance of poly(3-methylthiophene) film electrodes
Poly(3-methylthiophene) films (PMT), polymerised galvanostatically (i = 1.0 mAcm(-2)) in propylene carbonate + 0.03 M TBAPF(6) + 0.2 M 3-methylthiophene solution, were characterised by cyclic voltammetry and coulometry combined with gravimetrical measurements and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS). The de electronic and ionic conductivities of PMT-films were measured on free-standing membranes as function of the electrode potential. From these measurements, the mobilities and diffusivities of electrons and ions were determined at T = 298 K (mu(e) = 0.21 cm(2) V-1 s(-1), mu(i) = 6.3 x 10(-8) cm(2) V-1 s(-1) and D-e = 5.6 x 10(-3) cm(2) s(-1), D-i = 1.6 x 10(-9) cm(2) s(-1)). EIS measurements on Pt/PMT-film electrodes were carried out in the monomere free propylene carbonate solution in dependence of the following parameters: PMT-film thickness i, supporting electrolyte concentration c, temperature T and polarisation potential E. The low frequency part of the impedance spectra could be fitted by a simple cylindrical pore model. The dependence of the fit parameters on the system parameters favours the assumption that the PMT-film is porous and the pores are filled with the bathing electrolyte.
Keywords:ELECTROACTIVE-POLYMER-FILMS;TRANSMISSION-LINE MODEL;THIN-LAYER CELLS;AC-IMPEDANCE;ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE;CHARGE-TRANSPORT;POLYPYRROLE;SPECTROSCOPY;CONDUCTIVITY;MEMBRANES