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(A.4)
A.6 Electrosynthesis of
Conducting Polymers
Electropolymerization of pyrrole
Electropolymerization of aromatic compounds
proceeds at the electrode surface and a thin film
is obtained. These conducting polymers are
used for conductive materials, electrochromic
devices and catalysts. A typical mechanism of
oxidative polymerization of pyrrole is shown in
Eq. A.5
.
(A.5)
In a beaker-type cell, platinum plate electrodes
(1 cm × 1 cm) and a saturated calomel electrode
(SCE) as a reference are set up. An aqueous
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