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Doping of poly(cyclophosphazene-benzoquinone) films with polyiodide

Journal Article · · Chemistry of Materials
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/cm970119f· OSTI ID:569175
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  1. Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (United States); and others

Polyiodide is inserted into poly(cyclophosphazene-benzoquinone) (PPBQ) film from solution or vapor phase as a result of a charge-transfer interaction between the quinone oxygen and iodine. The incorporation of the polyiodide into the PPBQ film enhanced ion (or electron) transport in the film. Characterization of the PPBQ film before and after polyiodide doping with X-ray photoelectron, UV/vis and Raman spectroscopy indicates that the doping mechanism is governed by the formation of a charge-transfer complex. Raman spectra of PPBQ films suggest that polyiodide interacts with the oxygen atoms in the P-O-C linkage, where the phosphorus atom is part of the phosphazene trimer and the carbon atom is part of the aromatic ring. This is the first direct evidence for the bonding arrangement of iodine in a poly(cyclophosphazene) system. 28 refs., 10 figs., 1 tab.

OSTI ID:
569175
Journal Information:
Chemistry of Materials, Journal Name: Chemistry of Materials Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 9; ISSN 0897-4756; ISSN CMATEX
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English