Ultralong π-Conjugated Bis(terpyridine)metal Polymer Wires Covalently Bound to a Carbon Electrode: Fast Redox Conduction and Redox Diode Characteristics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Electrosynthesis of Polymer Wires
2.2. Structural Characterization and Electropolymerization Mechanism
2.3. Electrochemical Performance and Morphology of Electropolymerized Films
2.4. Charge Transport in Long Fe(tpy)2 Polymer Wires
2.5. Hetero-Metal-Complex Wires
3. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Wu, K.-H.; Sakamoto, R.; Maeda, H.; Phua, E.J.H.; Nishihara, H. Ultralong π-Conjugated Bis(terpyridine)metal Polymer Wires Covalently Bound to a Carbon Electrode: Fast Redox Conduction and Redox Diode Characteristics. Molecules 2021, 26, 4267. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26144267
Wu K-H, Sakamoto R, Maeda H, Phua EJH, Nishihara H. Ultralong π-Conjugated Bis(terpyridine)metal Polymer Wires Covalently Bound to a Carbon Electrode: Fast Redox Conduction and Redox Diode Characteristics. Molecules. 2021; 26(14):4267. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26144267
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Kuo-Hui, Ryota Sakamoto, Hiroaki Maeda, Eunice Jia Han Phua, and Hiroshi Nishihara. 2021. "Ultralong π-Conjugated Bis(terpyridine)metal Polymer Wires Covalently Bound to a Carbon Electrode: Fast Redox Conduction and Redox Diode Characteristics" Molecules 26, no. 14: 4267. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26144267