Almost all of the conductive polymers are conductive in their oxidized state. I wonder if there is any kind of polymer that be conductive in its reduced state.
I am sincerely appreciating any kind of help in this subject
You might change the conductivity of conductive polymer in its reduced state by dopped of conducting polymers.
The Concept of `Doping' of Conducting Polymers: The Role of Reduction Potentials [and Discussion]
The conductivity of certain organic polymers can be raised to metallic levels by chemical or electrochemical `p-doping' (oxidation), or `n-doping' (reduction).
Since most organic polymers do not have intrinsic charge carriers, the required
charge carriers may be provided by partial oxidation (p-doping) of the polymer
chain with electron acceptorsor by partial reduction (n-doping) with
electron donors.
thanks. let me make my question more clear. In a electrochemical polymerization, a conductive polymer film usually deposit on the anode. I wonder if there is any spacial type of polymer that can be deposited on the cathode, and still maintain its conductivity. Therefore, I am needing a polymer that can be conductive in its reduced state and can be deposited on the cathode.
Polymer that can be deposited on the cathode by electrochemical methods.
You might find some information from followinf papers:
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
Volume 472, Issue 1, 24 August 1999, Pages 83–90
Investigation of the cathodic electropolymerization of acrylonitrile, ethylacrylate and methylmethacrylate by coupled quartz crystal microbalance analysis and cyclic voltammet
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
Volume 589, Issue 1, 1 April 2006, Pages 46–51
Cathodic electropolymerization on the surface of carbon nanotubes
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