Abstract
This work demonstrates highly stretchable conductive blends of poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and poly(ether-b-ester)(PEEA), in which poly(ionic liquid)s (PIL) are utilized as the compatibilizing template for PEDOT. PIL-modified PEDOT (PEDOT:PIL) inherited the advantageous properties of PILs such as easy control of hydrophobicity by selecting appropriate combination of cations and anions in PIL, and thus PEDOT:PIL can be readily mixed with the PEEA on the molecular scale. The PEDOT:PIL/PEEA blends show a low percolation threshold of conducting PEDOT in PEEA and a good elastomeric mechanical properties in a way that substantial sheet resistance values of the blend remains even when the blends are stretched by 350%.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1092-1096 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Synthetic Metals |
Volume | 160 |
Issue number | 9-10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 May |
Keywords
- Blend
- Conducting polymers
- Conductivity
- Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)
- Poly(ether-b-ester)
- Polymeric ionic liquids
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry