ISSN:
0142-2421
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Optical multichannel analysis (OMA) was used to follow the kinetics of colour changes in electrochromic polyaniline films when the latter are polarized in an electrolytic medium at different potentials. These colour changes, which are related to the transition from one polymer form to another, are very fast. OMA also allowed us to obtain an apparent value of the film absorption coefficient. In the investigated range (300-800 nm), several absorption phenomena can be displayed which are characteristic of the different polymer forms. Two electrolytic media (1 M HCl and 1 M H2SO4) were compared to investigate the role played by the size of the inserted counter-ion. The overall results allow us to estimate the practical possibility of using polyaniline in electrochromic devices.
Additional Material:
9 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sia.740190109
