Composition for conductive polymer synthesis

Abstract

A composition for conductive polymer synthesis is disclosed. The composition includes a monomer, an oxidant, and a nitrogen-containing polymer. The nitrogen-containing polymer includes a cyclic nitrogen-containing polymer, a polymer with primary amine group, a polymer with secondary amine group, a polymer with tertiary amine group, a polymer with quaternary ammonium group, or a combination thereof.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A composition for conductive polymer synthesis, at least comprising:
 a monomer;   an oxidant, and   a nitrogen-containing polymer, wherein the nitrogen-containing polymer comprises a cyclic nitrogen-containing polymer, a polymer with primary amine group, a polymer with secondary amine group, a polymer with tertiary amine group, a polymer with quaternary ammonium group, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         2 . The composition for conductive polymer synthesis of  claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen-containing polymer comprises polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylpyridine, poly(diallydimethyl ammonium chloride), polyethyleneimine, polyacrylamide, polyamide, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The composition for conductive polymer synthesis of  claim 1 , wherein a weight average molecular weight of the nitrogen-containing polymer ranges from 1,500 to 1,300,000. 
     
     
         4 . The composition for conductive polymer synthesis of  claim 1 , wherein the monomer comprises a thiophene, a thiophene derivative, a pyrrole, a pyrrole derivative, an aniline, an aniline derivative, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The composition for conductive polymer synthesis of  claim 1 , wherein the monomer comprises 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene. 
     
     
         6 . The composition for conductive polymer synthesis of  claim 1 , wherein the oxidant comprises ferric ion-containing salt, and the ferric ion-containing salt comprises ferric sulfate, ferric p-toluenesulfonate, ferric chloride, ferric nitrate, ferric sulfate, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The composition for conductive polymer synthesis of  claim 1 , wherein the monomer and the nitrogen-containing polymer form a monomer solution, the monomer solution is mixed with an oxidant solution containing the oxidant, the monomer solution comprises 10 wt % to 70 wt % of the monomer, 0.1 wt % to 20 wt % of the nitrogen-containing polymer and a solvent for balance, and the oxidant solution comprises 10 wt % to 70 wt % of the oxidant and a solvent for balance. 
     
     
         8 . The composition for conductive polymer synthesis of  claim 1 , wherein the monomer and the solution form a monomer solution and the monomer solution is mixed with an oxidant solution formed by the oxidant and the nitrogen-containing polymer, wherein the monomer solution comprises 20 wt % to 50 wt % of the monomer and a solvent for balance, and the oxidant solution comprises 20 wt % to 60 wt % of the oxidant, 0.1 wt % to 20 wt % of the nitrogen-containing polymer and a solvent for balance. 
     
     
         9 . The composition for conductive polymer synthesis of  claim 1 , wherein the monomer, the oxidant, and the nitrogen-containing polymer form a mixture, and wherein the mixture comprises 20 wt % to 50 wt % of the monomer, 25 wt % to 50 wt % of the oxidant, 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of the nitrogen-containing polymer and a solvent for balance.