A merocyanine-based conductive polymer

Authors

Klaudia K. Wagner, University of WollongongFollow
Michele Zanoni, Dublin City University
Anastasia Elliott, University of Otago
Pawel W. Wagner, University of WollongongFollow
Robert P. Byrne, University of WollongongFollow
Larisa Florea, Dublin City University
Dermot Diamond, Dublin City University
Keith Gordon, University of Otago
Gordon G. Wallace, University of WollongongFollow
David L. Officer, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

80311

Publication Details

Wagner, K. K., Zanoni, M., Elliott, A., Wagner, P. W., Byrne, R., Florea, L., Diamond, D., Gordon, K., Wallace, G. G. & Officer, D. L. (2013). A merocyanine-based conductive polymer. Journal Of Materials Chemistry C, 1 (25), 3913-3916.

Abstract

We report the first example of a conducting polymer with a merocyanine incorporated into the polymer backbone by electropolymerisation of a spiropyran moiety covalently linked between two alkoxythiophene units. Utilising the known metal coordination capabilities of merocyanines, introduction of cobalt ions into the electropolymerisation led to an enhancement of the conductivity, morphology and optical properties of the polymer films.