ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Conducting composites consisting of polybithiophene and based on porous crosslinked polystyrene as host polymer have been synthetized in the vicinity and above the percolation threshold by oxidative polymerization with FeCl3. Electrical conductivity and thermoelectric power measurements for different degrees of doping have been carried out in the temperature range 80-300 K. The electrical conductivity variations are weakly thermally activated while the thermoelectric power has metallic magnitude with positive sign and increases with temperature. Conduction mechanisms are interpreted on the basis of an hopping model involving bipolaronic clusters. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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