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    Electrochemical ion transfer with thin films of poly(3-octylthiophene)

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    Authors
    Cuartero, M.
    Acres, R.
    De Marco, Roland
    Bakker, E.
    Crespo, G.
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Cuartero, M. and Acres, R. and De Marco, R. and Bakker, E. and Crespo, G. 2016. Electrochemical ion transfer with thin films of poly(3-octylthiophene). Analytical Chemistry. 88 (13): pp. 6939-6946.
    Source Title
    Analytical Chemistry
    DOI
    10.1021/acs.analchem.6b01800
    ISSN
    0003-2700
    School
    Fuels and Energy Technology Institute
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52510
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2016 American Chemical Society.We report on the limiting conditions for ion-transfer voltammetry between an ion-exchanger doped and plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) membrane and an electrolyte solution that was triggered via the oxidation of a poly(3-octylthiophene) (POT) solid-contact (SC), which was unexpectedly related to the thickness of the POT SC. An electropolymerized 60 nm thick film of POT coated with a plasticized PVC membrane exhibited a significant sodium transfer voltammetric signal whereas a thicker film (180 nm) did not display a measurable level of ion transfer due to a lack of oxidation of thick POT beneath the membrane film. In contrast, this peculiar phenomenon was not observed when the POT film was in direct contact with an organic solvent-based electrolyte. This evidence is indicative of three key points: (i) the coated membrane imposes a degree of rigidity to the system, which restricts the swelling of the POT film and its concomitant p-doping; (ii) this phenomenon is exacerbated with thicker POT films due to an initial morphology (rougher comprising a network of large POT nanoparticles), which gives rise to a diminished surface area and electrochemical reactivity in the POT SC; (iii) the rate of sodium transfer is higher with a thin POT film due to a smoother surface morphology made up of a network of smaller POT nanoparticles with an increased surface area and electrochemical reactivity. A variety of techniques including cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), ellipsometry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and synchrotron radiation-X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (SR-XPS) were used to elucidate the mechanism of the POT thickness/POT surface roughness dependency on the electrochemical reactivity of the PVC/POT SC system.

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