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High‐strength metallic plastic sheet prepared by electrochemical polymerization of thiophene on stainless steel
Author(s) -
Li Chun,
Shi Gaoquan,
Liang Yingqiu,
Ye Wei
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19980509)68:6<1027::aid-app16>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - materials science , polythiophene , polypropylene , polymerization , thiophene , ultimate tensile strength , composite material , electrochemistry , metal , polymer chemistry , electrode , conductive polymer , polymer , metallurgy , organic chemistry , chemistry
Conducting polythiophene films hundreds of micrometers thick was first obtained by electrochemical polymerization of thiophene in freshly distilled BF 3 ‐diethyl ether solution at stainless steel electrode. The tensile strengths of these films were much higher than those of some widely used engineering plastics such as polypropylene and poly(vinyl acetate). These films can be easily cut by conventional mechanical methods into a variety of structures like a metallic sheet. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 68: 1027–1029, 1998