Journal
SYNTHETIC METALS
Volume 122, Issue 2, Pages 379-385Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-6779(00)00397-0
Keywords
overoxidation; stability; conducting polymer; polypyrrole; two-electrode; solid state; actuator; device
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The long-term operation of two-electrode all polymer devices requires a balance between extending the potential limits as far as possible to give full oxidation and reduction of the conducting electroactive polymers (CEPs), while ensuring that the potentials at which overoxidation occurs are not reached. In this work, the true potential (versus Ag/AgCl) at one electrode in a two-electrode cell was determined whilst applying a range of potential differences between the two polypyrrole (PPy) electrodes. At an applied potential of +/-2 V, only slight overoxidation of PPy was evident at either electrode. However, for long-term applications of polymer films, it was shown that 11.5 V would be more suitable. This potential difference was applied over an extended period in a series of potential steps to a two-electrode device in a propylene carbonate (PC) solution and found to have no deleterious effects on the polymer electrodes. It was also shown that this potential difference was sufficient to fully oxidise and reduce PPy both in a supporting electrolyte solution and as a component of a two-electrode solid state device. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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