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Fabrication of Highly Conductive Pedot Nanofibers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Alexis Laforgue  and
Lucie Robitaille
Alexis Laforgue
Affiliation:
[email protected], National Research Council Canada, Industrial Materials Institute, Boucherville, Canada
Lucie Robitaille
Affiliation:
[email protected], National Research Council Canada, Industrial Materials Institute, Boucherville, Canada
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Abstract

Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) nanofibers were obtained by the combination of electrospinning and vapour-phase polymerization. The fibers had diameters around 350 ± 60 nm, and were soldered at every intersection, ensuring superior dimensional stability of the mats. The nanofiber mats demonstrated very high conductivity (60 ± 10 S/cm, the highest value reported so far for polymer nanofibers) as well as very interesting electrochemical properties, due to the porous and nanostructured nature of the electrospun mats. The mats were incorporated into all-solid flexible supercapacitors that showed interesting performances for applications where flexible and lightweight energy storage devices are required.

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nanostructurepolymerenergy storage
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1240: Symposium WW – Polymer Nanofibers–Fundamental Studies and Emerging Applications , 2009 , 1240-WW02-05
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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