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A comparative study of electrochemical, optical properties and electropolymerization behavior of thiophene- and furan-substituted diketopyrrolopyrrole

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2017

Supreetha Paleyanda Ponnappa ,
Sivanesan Arumugam ,
Henry J. Spratt ,
Sergei Manzhos ,
Anthony P. O’Mullane ,
Godwin A. Ayoko  and
Prashant Sonar Open the ORCID record for Prashant Sonar [Opens in a new window]
Supreetha Paleyanda Ponnappa
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnology and Molecular Sciences Discipline, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane 4001, Australia
Sivanesan Arumugam*
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnology and Molecular Sciences Discipline, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane 4001, Australia
Henry J. Spratt
Affiliation:
Central Analytical Research Facility, Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane 4001, Australia
Sergei Manzhos
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore Block EA #07-08, Singapore 117576, Singapore
Anthony P. O’Mullane
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnology and Molecular Sciences Discipline, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane 4001, Australia
Godwin A. Ayoko
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnology and Molecular Sciences Discipline, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane 4001, Australia
Prashant Sonar*
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnology and Molecular Sciences Discipline, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane 4001, Australia
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: Sivanesan.Arumugam@unisa.edu.au
b)e-mail: Sonarpm74@gmail.com
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Abstract

Electropolymerization is a promising approach to produce thin films of active organic conjugated materials on a desired conducting substrate. In this work, an electropolymerization study has been carried out on two diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based monomers 2,5-bis(2-butyloctyl)-3,6-di(furan-2-yl)pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4(2H,5H)-dione (BO-DPPF) and 2,5-bis(2-butyloctyl)-3,6-di(thiophen-2-yl)pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4(2H,5H)-dione (BO-DPPT). These monomers consist of thiophene and furan heterocyclic moieties attached to a DPP core with a common solubilizing alkyl chain (butyl-octyl). The properties of these monomers were analyzed via differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, UV–Vis spectrometry (UV) and photoluminescence. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) studies indicate the presence of irreversible oxidation and reduction reactions. The electropolymerization of BO-DPPF and BO-DPPT electron-deficient monomers to form polymer films on a glassy carbon electrode is achieved by applying a potential between −2 V and 2 V versus ferrocene for up to 50 cycles. The properties of the polymers were investigated using the cyclic voltammetry (CV) technique.

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electrochemical synthesisoptoelectronicelectronic material
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 32 , Issue 4 , 28 February 2017 , pp. 810 - 821
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c) Current Address: Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Contributing Editor: Erik G. Herbert

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