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New technique for the fabrication of conductive polymer/insulating polymer composite films
Author(s) -
Abe Yayoi,
Mathur Paramatma Chandra,
Bhatnagar Pramod Kumar,
Tada Kazuya,
Onoda Mitsuyoshi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
electrical engineering in japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1520-6416
pISSN - 0424-7760
DOI - 10.1002/eej.21055
Subject(s) - materials science , pedot:pss , vinyl alcohol , conductive polymer , indium tin oxide , polypyrrole , electrode , composite number , electrochemistry , polymerization , polymer , fabrication , electrolyte , composite material , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , thin film , chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , engineering , pathology
The electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole on an ITO (indium‐tin oxide)‐coated glass electrode with an insulating film of poly(vinyl alcohol), PVA, produces a flexible composite polymer film with electrical, optical, and electrochemical properties very similar to polypyrrole (PPy). The rate of electrochemical polymerization depends on the diffusion of the electrolyte across the PVA film to the ITO electrode. In particular, hydrophilic solvents easily penetrate into the PVA film. By applying this new process, we demonstrate a unique method of forming electrically conductive patterns in PVA film. It will be possible to develop electrodes for electrical stimulation of the nervous system using a conducting polymer, PPy. By a similar technique we have fabricated poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene), PEDOT/PVA, composite films and have investigated their electrochemical basic properties. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 174(4): 1–8, 2011; Published online in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.21055