A possibility for generation of two species of charge carriers along main-chain and side-chains for a π-conjugated polymer

Yuki Kudo, Kohsuke Kawabata, Hiromasa Goto

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Abstract

Iodide doping produces charge carriers in π-conjugated polymers. Solitons can be generated in the case of polyacetylene, and polarons in the case of aromatic-type conjugated polymers. We synthesized a conjugated main-chain/side-chain polymer, which consists of polyene in the main-chain and aromatic-type conjugated units in the side-chains. Based on the SSH (Su, Schrieffer, Heeger) theoretical model of solitons in one-dimensional conjugated polymers, we experimentally carried out chemical doping to the main-chain/side-chains conjugated polymer. Generation of the charge carriers was examined by electron spin resonance spectroscopy. This study may lead to realization of a dual doping system of solitons and polarons in π-conjugation expanded to two-dimensional directions in polymers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012006
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume428
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event21st International Symposium on the Jahn-Teller Effect 2012 - Tsukuba, Japan
Duration: 2012 Aug 262012 Aug 31

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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