What is your top choice of main type of polymer backbone structure that appears very useful for electro-active (eletronics,photonics or optoelectronic ) application? explain ?
In the last few years, a new species of polymer has emerged which responds to external electrical stimulation by displaying a significant displacement in shape or size. shese materials are known as electroactive polymers, or more commonly as EAPs.
They are majorly classified into two types - Electronic and Ionic.
A class of compounds called cyclooctatetrathiophenes (COTTh) can be a top choice as a polymer backbone. The advantages are:
1. Peak oxidation potential is very high almost 1.6V
2. Oxidation is electrochemically irreversible
The molecule can infact behave as a single molecule EAP
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