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Ion Implantation of Conducting Ladder and Rigid-Rod Polymers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

A. Bums ,
Z. H. Wang ,
G. Du ,
J. Joo ,
A. J. Epstein ,
J. A. Osaheni ,
S. A. Jenekhe  and
C. S. Wang
A. Bums*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210–1106, USA
Z. H. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210–1106, USA
G. Du
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210–1106, USA
J. Joo
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210–1106, USA
A. J. Epstein
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210–1106, USA
J. A. Osaheni
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
S. A. Jenekhe
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
C. S. Wang
Affiliation:
University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, OH 45469, USA
*
* Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139.
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Abstract

We report optical, thermal, and transport studies on Kr+ implanted ladder (BBL) and rigid-rod ( PBO and PBZT) polymers, with an ion energy of 200 keV and dosage of 4 × 1016 / cm2. Both pristine and ion implanted polymers were studied using X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy (XPS), optical spectroscopy (IR and UV-Vis), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and temperature dependent DC conductivity (σ(T)). The XPS and IR results show a reduction in the heteroatoms and increase in the relative carbon content. After ion implantation, each polymer had a similar electronic structure, showing broad band metallic behavior. TGA data shows that each implanted polymer retains its thermal stability. σ(T) of the implanted polymers has the weakest temperature dependence of any conducting polymer reported, in accord with a disordered metal.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 247: Symposium N – Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Organic Solid State Materials , 1992 , 735
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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