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Figure 6.35
Example of photocatalytic
reactions
6.14 Electrochemical Polymer
Reactions
As described in
Chapter 5
, conducting polymers
are redox active, especially in the film state, on
the electrode surface. In a number of
applications, the doping and dedoping process
of conducting polymers needs to be reversible
to avoid over-oxidation and over-reduction,
which may cause undesirable reactions in the
polymer structure. Because of this, a conducting
polymer in its doped state can be regarded as a
reactive species capable of undergoing
subsequent reactions. The design of specific
electrogenerated species generated from
specific polymers and the subsequent chemical
reactions represents a powerful means of
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