Synthesis and Redox Behavior of a Sheathed Cross-Conjugated Polythiophene

Published as part of the Cluster Synthesis of Materials

Abstract

Control over the electronic structure in π-conjugated polymers is of great importance for the development of organic electronics and spintronics. In this study, we synthesized a sheathed cross-conjugated polythiophene through oxidative electrochemical polymerization. Spectroelectrochemistry has revealed that unlike linearly conjugated polythiophenes, polarons were confined in the repeating units that were segmented by cross-conjugation.

Key words

cross-conjugation - polythiophenes - insulated molecular wires

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