Poly 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene Carbon Nanotubes

At present, it can be concluded firom the data reported in literature that (i) chemical and electrochemical polymerization of EDOT in the presence of CNTs results in covalent functionalization of the mbe wall and (ii) the mixing of CNTs with PEDOT-type polymers involves a partial doping process. 

---

Lota, K., Khomenko, V. and Frackowiak, E. (2004). Capacitance properties of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/carbon nanotubes composites J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 65, 295-301. 

Lota K, Khomenko V, Frackowiak E (2004) Capacitance properties of poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/carbon nanotubes composites. J Phys Chem Solids 65 295-301... 

S. Viswanathan, L.-C. Wu, M.-R. Huang, and J.-A.A. Ho, Electrochemical immunosensor for cholera toxin using liposomes and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-coated carbon nanotubes. Anal. Chem. 78, 1115-1121 (2006). 

The presence of a surfactant favors nucleation in which the polymer growth is uniform, and a homogeneous film of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) is formed. The presence of surfactant on the surface of multiwalled carbon nanotubes increases surface wettability which permits instantaneous nucleation. ... 

Lin CY, Balamuguran A, Lai YH, Ho KC (2010) A novel poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/ iron phthalocyanine/multi-wall carbon nanotubes nanocomposite with high electrocatalytic activity for nitrite oxidation. Talanta 82 1905... 

Mousavi, Z., J. Bobacka, A. Lewenstam, and A. Ivaska. 2009. Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) doped with carbon nanotubes as ion-to-electron transducer in polymer membrane-based potassium ion-selective electrodes. J. Electroanal. Chem. 633 246-252. 

Platinum (Pt) has been extensively used as the CE in DSSCs due to its effective catalytic for 13 ions. However, as platinum is a noble metal, therefore, low-cost and abundant materials have been developed including carbonaceous materials like graphite, carbon black, carbon nanotubes, and polymers like poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT-PSS) as potential low-cost replacements for platinum [76-78]. 

Hermant MC, Klumperman B, Kyrylyuk AV, van der Schoot P, Koning CE (2009) Lowering the percolation threshold of single-walled carbon nanotubes using polystyrene/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrene sulfonate) blends. Soft Matter... 

---