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In Situ Neutron Reflection from Electrochemically Produced Conducting Polymeric Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

Stephen J. Roser ,
A.Robert Hillman  and
Robert M. Richardson
Stephen J. Roser
Affiliation:
Bath University, School of Chemistry, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7 AY, UK
A.Robert Hillman
Affiliation:
University of Leicester, School of Chemistry, Leicester, UK
Robert M. Richardson
Affiliation:
Bristol University, Cantocks Close, Bristol UK
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Abstract

The technique of neutron reflection has been developed by us to investigate a variety of thin film electrochemical systems, including polymer bilayers, matrix-trapped active biological molecules and inorganic oxides. Measurements have been made with the electrodes in contact with the electrolyte, allowing studies of structural rearrangements after polymerisation, redox cycling and solvent exchange have taken place. In this paper we demonstrate these possibilities for the technique by concentrating on thin layers of an electrochemically produced polymer. polybithiophene.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 376: Symposium BB – Neutron Scattering in Materials Science , 1994 , 203
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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