title: Controlling the morphology of conductive PEDOT by in situ electropolymerization: from thin films to nanowires with variable electrical properties.
abstract: The controlled electrochemical synthesis of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) as a model conjugated polymer is described here. We show that the morphology of electrochemically synthesized PEDOT can be finely tuned directly in a device, by carefully guiding the nucleation and growth processes as well as electromigration phenomena, resulting in structures with variable electrical properties.
authors.affiliation: ISIS & icFRC, Université de Strasbourg & CNRS, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Musumeci
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hutchison
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Samorì
mesh_terms: D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / Q000737:chemistry*; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D011108:Polymers; C121383:poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene)