Anisotropic films of polypyrrole formed electrochemically using a non-planar dopant

Kassim, A., Block, H., Davis, F.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0462-872X and Mitchell, G.R. (1992) Anisotropic films of polypyrrole formed electrochemically using a non-planar dopant. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2 (9). pp. 987-988. ISSN 0959-9428 doi: 10.1039/JM9920200987

Abstract/Summary

We report the electrochemical preparation of electrically conducting films based on polypyrrole, using 10-camphorsulfonate as the dopant, which exhibit a highly anisotropic molecular organisation. This contrasts with earlier reports, in which anisotropy appeared to be restricted to films prepared using aromatic-based planar dopants. Possible growth mechanisms for these materials to account for the molecular anisotropy are discussed.