title: Macroscopic Electrical Wires from Vapor Deposited Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene).
abstract: Conducting polymers represent a field of materials innovation that bridges the properties of metals (electrical conduction) with those of traditional polymers (mechanical flexibility). Although electronic properties have been studied, minimal attention is given to their mechanical properties such as tensile strength. This study presents macroscopic wires made from the vapor phase polymerization of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) using triblock copolymers as a molecular template. These macroscopic wires are conductive (up to 5 × 104S/m), and possess tensile properties (Young's modulus ∼1.1 GPa; tensile strength ∼90 MPa) comparable to commercially available polymers (Nylon-6 and poly(methyl methacrylate)), without need for nonconductive mechanical fillers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials, ETH Zürich , Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.|Thin Film Coatings Group, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia.
authors.forename: Lukas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials, ETH Zürich , Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.|Thin Film Coatings Group, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polek
authors.affiliation: Thin Film Coatings Group, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia.
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rudd
authors.affiliation: Thin Film Coatings Group, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia.
authors.forename: Drew
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1525-2249
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Evans
keywords: conducting polymers; memristor; organic wires; plasticizer; poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene); tensile strength