THE ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION OF BITHIOPHENE AND 3-METHYLTHIOPHENE COPOLYMER AND THEIR ELECTROCHEMICAL RELAXATION STUDIES

Authors

G. ABOU-ELENIEN, Chemistry department, Faculty of science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt,
A. EL MAGHRABY, Chemistry department, Faculty of science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt,Follow
A. KOTB, Chemistry department, Faculty of science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt,

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Document Type

Original Article

Subject Areas

Chemistry

Keywords

Electropolymerization; BITHIOPHENE; 3-METHYLTHIOPHENE; relaxation studies

Abstract

The electrosynthesis of the copolymer of bithiophene and 3-methylthiophene has been investigated using galvanostatic and potentiodynamic techniques. The most stable films were obtained using galvanostatic technique in acetonitrile solvent and TBAPF6 as supporting electrolyte. A comparison study was performed for the prepared copolymer and homopolymer films whose were subjected to a relaxation studies using cyclic voltammetric technique in different solvents. The effect of solvent, monomer concentration ratio, electrocopolymerization techniques and temperature on the relaxation time were investigated.

How to Cite This Article

ABOU-ELENIEN, G.; EL MAGHRABY, A.; and KOTB, A. (2009) "THE ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION OF BITHIOPHENE AND 3-METHYLTHIOPHENE COPOLYMER AND THEIR ELECTROCHEMICAL RELAXATION STUDIES," Al-Azhar Bulletin of Science: Vol. 20: Iss. 1, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/absb.2009.7539