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Electrochemical synthesis and characterization of a new soluble conducting polymer

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Electroactive poly(4-methyl carbazole-3-carboxylic acid) (PMCCA) film was formed on Pt electrode surface by oxidative electropolymerization of a new carbazole derivative. The structure of the soluble polymer was elucidated by nuclear magnetic resonance (1H and 13C NMR) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The average molecular weight has been determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) to be Mn = 51,000 for the electrochemically synthesized polymer. Characterizations of the resulting polymer were performed by cyclic voltammetry, dry conductivity measurement, scanning electron microscopy, and UV-vis spectroscopy. Spectroelectrochemical studies indicated that PMCCA films revealed a green color in the oxidized state and a high transmittance in the neutral state. The conductivities of PMCCA are in the range of 10−5–10−4 S cm−1.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support from the Hacettepe University Scientific Research Unit (No. 03 G 081).

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  1. Department of Advanced Technologies, Institute of Science and Technology, Gazi University, Ankara, 06570, Turkey

    Yasemin Arslan Udum

  2. Arts and Science Faculty, Department of Chemistry, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, 35160, Turkey

    Yavuz Ergun

  3. Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, 26470, Turkey

    Yücel Sahin

  4. Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, 06532, Ankara, Turkey

    Kadir Pekmez & Attila Yildiz

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Udum, Y.A., Ergun, Y., Sahin, Y. et al. Electrochemical synthesis and characterization of a new soluble conducting polymer. J Mater Sci 44, 3148–3155 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-009-3419-6

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