New Morphology of Conducting Polythiophene

  • Karim Mohammad Rezaul (Department of Chemistry, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee Chul-Jae (Department of Chemistry, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim Hee-Jin (Department of Chemistry, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Bhuiyan Md Tauhidul Islam (Department of Chemistry, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee Mu-Sang (Department of Chemistry Education, Teachers College, Kyungpook National University)
  • Published : 2006.10.13

Abstract

We report on a fascinating morphology; giant spherical conducting polythiophene by the in-situ gamma radiation-induced chemical polymerization method. The resultant micron-size buckyball-shaped polymer structures were identified by high resolution transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Different characterizations e.g. Fourier transform infrared, x-ray diffraction, and x-ray photoelectron microscopy were utilized to prove that the new morphological conducting polythiophene was synthesized successfully by this novel method.

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