Synthesis and characterization of poly(thiophene) : effect of incubation period

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to study the effect of prolonged incubation period on the characteristic of the produced poly(thiophene) as a totale. Poly(thiophene), a conducting polymer, was prepared from the polymerization of thiophene and ferric (III) chloride in chloroform. In the experiment, ferric (III) chloride will act as an oxidant reagent. Poly(thiophene) was prepared through three different incubation period which is 2 days, 4 days and 8 days.