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Electrochemical Detection of the Thermally Induced Phase Transition of a Thin Stimuli‐Responsive Polymer Film
Author(s) -
Fandrich Artur,
Buller Jens,
Wischerhoff Erik,
Laschewsky André,
Lisdat Fred
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201100924
Subject(s) - polymer , phase transition , electrochemistry , thin film , schematic , materials science , cyclic voltammetry , phase (matter) , phase change , chemical physics , transition metal , electrode , redox , nanotechnology , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , condensed matter physics , thermodynamics , composite material , physics , electronic engineering , engineering , metallurgy
Quick and easy: An efficient approach for a direct observation of a thermally induced phase transition of a responsive polymer film on gold surfaces is described (see schematic). Voltammetric measurements show that the peak current and the peak separation for a small redox couple are particularly sensitive to the conformational change of the polymer film and allow its phase transition detection.
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