Redox active polymer devices and methods of using and manufacturing the same

Patent · Tue Feb 02 04:00:00 EST 2021

OSTI ID:1805473

Johnson, Paul B.; Bautista-Martinez, Jose Antonio; Friesen, Cody A.; Switzer, Elise

The disclosed technology relates generally to apparatus comprising conductive polymers and more particularly to tag and tag devices comprising a redox-active polymer film, and method of using and manufacturing the same. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a substrate and a conductive structure formed on the substrate which includes a layer of redox-active polymer film having mobile ions and electrons. The conductive structure further includes a first terminal and a second terminal configured to receive an electrical signal therebetween, where the layer of redox-active polymer is configured to conduct an electrical current generated by the mobile ions and the electrons in response to the electrical signal. The apparatus additionally includes a detection circuit operatively coupled to the conductive structure and configured to detect the electrical current flowing through the conductive structure.

• Research Organization: Arizona State Univ., Scottsdale, AZ (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AR0000459
• Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, AZ)
• Patent Number(s): 10,909,437
• Application Number: 16/687,875
• OSTI ID: 1805473
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English