Photoelectrochemical transduction between ionic and electronic conduction mediated by bis(maleonitriledithiolato)nickelate(II) in a polyviologen film

Autor: David A. Biro, Mark C. Lefebvre, Cooper H. Langford
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 69:1233-1237
ISSN: 1480-3291
0008-4042
DOI: 10.1139/v91-184
Popis: The photoelectrochemistry of a polymer coated electrode exploiting the chromophore bis(maleonitriledithiolato)nickelate(II) to link the redox self-exchange conductor poly(xylylviologen) to the solution couple Fe(CN)63−/4− is described. The diffusion coefficient for the Fe(CN)63−/4− redox couple in the film is 4.2 × 10−9 cm2/s. The system was developed in an attempt to improve on a system where a quaternary ammonium substituted polystyrene/polyvinylpyridine blend films functioned as a good ionic conductor but poor electronic conductor in consequence of the trap states. The expected improvement in electronic conductivity is seen but at the expense of lower ionic mobility. Key words: polyviologen, bis(maleonitriledithiolato)nickelate(II), polymer conduction, photoelectrode.
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