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An overview of conductive composite hydrogels for flexible electronic devices
Conductive hydrogels (CHs) have shown great potential in smart wearable devices and energy storage due to their unique advantages, such as the mechanical properties and physiological characteristics similar to...
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Polydopamine-based polysaccharide materials for water treatment
Low-cost polysaccharides, such as cellulose, chitosan, chitin and alginate, have come into sight for water treatment. Nevertheless, their treatment efficiency and capability are sometimes unsatisfactory becaus...
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Open AccessUltraviolet Photodetector Based on Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxyselenophene)/ZnO Core–Shell Nanorods p-n Heterojunction
In this work, we successfully assembled an organic–inorganic core–shell hybrid p-n heterojunction ultraviolet photodetector by the electropolymerization deposition of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxyselenophene) (PEDOS)...
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Synthesis of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/sulfonated cellulose composites in different systems for the electrochemical sensing of paracetamol
In this paper, composites of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and sulfonated cellulose (SC) were prepared by oxidative polymerization both in CHCl3 and H2O using different SC contents. The structures of ...
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Composites of thiol-grafted PEDOT with N-doped graphene or graphitic carbon nitride as an electrochemical sensor for the detection of paracetamol
A novel electrochemical sensor with thiol-grafted PEDOT/N-doped graphene (N-Gr/PEDOT-MeSH) and thiol-grafted PEDOT/graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4/PEDOT-MeSH) composites was fabricated for the detection of parac...
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Electrochemical synthesis of multilayered PEDOT/PEDOT-SH/Au nanocomposites for electrochemical sensing of nitrite
A multilayered film of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(thiomethyl 3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene)/gold nanoparticle (PEDOT/PEDOT-SH/Au) nanocomposites was successfully synthesized on indium tin oxide (ITO) ...
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Open AccessSolid-State Heating Synthesis of Poly (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene)/Gold/Graphene Composite and Its Application for Amperometric Determination of Nitrite and Iodate
A ternary composite of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/gold/graphene (PEDOT/Au/GO) for promising electrochemical sensor was synthesized by solid-state heating method. The interaction between the PEDOT, Au, a...
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A donor–acceptor–donor-type conjugated polymer-modified TiO2 with enhanced photocatalytic activity under simulated sunlight and natural sunlight
A low bandgap donor–acceptor–donor (D–A–D)-type conjugated polymer, poly(3,6-bis(3,4-ethylenedioxythienyl)pyridazine) (poly(EPE)), including 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene as donor (D) and pyridazine as acceptor (...
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Open AccessFunctionalization of Graphene Oxide and its Composite with Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) as Electrode Material for Supercapacitors
In this study, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/thiophene-grafted graphene oxide (PEDOT/Th-GO) composites from covalently linking of Th-GO with PEDOT chains were prepared via in situ chemical polymerization wi...
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Open AccessPreparation of PEDOT/GO, PEDOT/MnO2, and PEDOT/GO/MnO2 nanocomposites and their application in catalytic degradation of methylene blue
The nanocomposite materials of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/graphene oxide (PEDOT/GO), poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/MnO2 (PEDOT/MnO2), and poly(3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/graphene oxide/MnO2 (PEDOT/GO/M...
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Open AccessThe structure and properties of PEDOT synthesized by template-free solution method
In this study, a simple one-step template-free solution method was developed for the preparation of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOTs) with different morphologies by adjusting various ratios of oxidant ...
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Open AccessA facile solid-state heating method for preparation of poly(3,4-ethelenedioxythiophene)/ZnO nanocomposite and photocatalytic activity
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/zinc oxide (PEDOT/ZnO) nanocomposites were prepared by a simple solid-state heating method, in which the content of ZnO was varied from 10 to 20 wt%. The structure and morpholo...
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Open AccessThe study on the application of solid-state method for synthesizing the polyaniline/noble metal (Au or Pt) hybrid materials
The solid-state method was applied for synthesizing polyaniline (PANI)/noble metal hybrid materials with the presence of HAuCl4·4H2O or H2PtCl6·6H2O in the reaction medium. The structure, morphology, and electroc...
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Comparison of structure and electrochemical properties for PANI/TiO2/G and PANI/G composites synthesized by mechanochemical route
Polyaniline/nano titanium dioxide/graphene nanoplatelet (PANI/TiO2/G) composite was synthesized by mechanochemical route. The structure and morphology of the composite were characterized by Fourier transform infr...
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Characterization and electrochemical properties of poly(aniline-co-o-methoxyaniline)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composites synthesized by solid-state method
The composites of copolymers of aniline (An) and o-methoxyaniline (OMA) with multi-walled carbon nanotubes, named as copolymers/MWNT, (poly(An-co-OMA)/MWNT) were prepared by solid-state synthesis method at room t...
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The effect of solvents and organic acids on the p-do** behaviors of poly(3′,4′-Ethylenedioxy-2,2′:5′,2″-terthiophene)
Poly(3′,4′-Ethylenedioxy-2,2′:5′,2″-terthiophene) was synthesized by chemical oxidative polymerization of 3′,4′-Ethylenedioxy-2,2′:5′,2″-terthiophene using FeCl3 as an oxidant. The resulting polymer was character...
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Comparative studies of solid-state synthesized poly(o-methoxyaniline) doped with organic sulfonic acids
Poly(o-methoxyaniline) (POMA) salts doped with organic sulphonic acids (methanesulphonic acid, p-toluenesulphonic acid and dodecylbenzenesulphonic acid) were firstly synthesized by using solid-state polymerizatio...
