Structural Studies of Conducting Polymer Solutions and Films: Poly(3-Methylthiophene), Poly(P-Phenylene Sulfide) and Related Polymers

Abstract

Primarily the results for poly(3-methylthiophene), P3MT,^4 and poly(p-phenylene sulfid), PPS,^5 polymer solutions prepared in the AsF5-AsF3 dopant-solvent system as well as the 13C CPMAS NMR results for pristine poly(p-phenylene), PPP, and its oligomers6 are reported here. The EPR and teh NMR (1H, 13C, and 19F) results for the P3MT and PPS solutions are presented and discussed.