Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1997, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (10): 1657.

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Spectroelectrochemical Studies of the Conducting Polymer of o-Phenylenediamine

WU Ling-Ling, LUO Jin, LIN Zhong-Hua   

  1. State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of the Solid Surface, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005
  • Received:1997-01-28 Online:1997-10-24 Published:1997-10-24

Abstract: The redox mechanism of the conducting polymer film of poly-o-phenylenediamine(P-o-PD) in acid solution has been studied by cyclic voltammetry(CV), electrochemicalinsitu resonance Raman spectroscopy and UV-Vis subtractive reflectance spectroscopy. Theresults of the CVshow that the redox process of P-o-PDis controlled by the surfaceprocesses and three steady redox states are formed in the redox process. The in-situ resonanceRaman spectra not only verify the existence of the three steady states of P-o-PD, but alsoindicate that the structure of P-o-PDis dominated by a ladder polymer with phenazine rings. Thethree kinds of P-o-PDdisplay different stabilities and UV-Vis aborption spectra.Furthermore, the in-situ time--resolved UV-Vis reflectance spectroscopy is used to study the dynamicredox process of P-o-PD, and a possible reaction mechanism is proposed at last.

Key words: Spectroelectrochemistry, Poly-o-Phenylenediamine, Redox mechanism

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