Synthesis and characterization of polyarylureas. I. Potentially semiconducting polymers
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2001
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WILEY-BLACKWELL
Abstract
Polyarylureas were synthesized from the reaction between phosgene with aromatic diamines. Depending on the pH, the polyarylureas presented different colors when the solvent used was pyridine. The polyarylureas were characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). To study the thermal stability of the polymers, a thermal degradation was performed between 35 and 700 degreesC. The polyarylureas decomposed above 350 degreesC. Without doping, polyarylureas are considered as semiconductors [sigma = 10(-9) (Omega cm)(-) (1)]; after doping with I-2, their electrical conductivity increases by several orders of magnitude. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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polyarylureas, semiconducting polymers, CONDUCTING POLYMERS, TIME