Polaron stability in semiconducting polymer neat films†
Abstract
We describe a spectroelectrochemical approach to accelerated electrochemical stability studies of conjugated polymers under oxidative stress. The polaron stabilities of alternating copolymers based on (i) thiophene and thiazole, namely PTTz, and (ii) bithiophene and thiazole, namely PTTTz, are compared in neat films with that of P3HT. P3HT is found to be the most stable whilst PTTz is found to be the least stable.
- This article is part of the themed collection: 2022 Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship runners-up: Jessica Wade and Luisa Whittaker-Brooks