WATER-DISPERSIBLE CONDUCTING POLY(AZULENE-CO-3,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE), PREPARATION METHOD AND USES THEREOF

摘要

The present disclosure provides for (i) a water-dispersible and electrically conductive copolymer formed by polymerizing at least one optionally substituted azulene and at least one optionally substituted 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, wherein each of the at least one optionally substituted azulene and the at least one optionally substituted 3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene is in a monomeric form, oligomeric form, or polymeric form, and (ii) a polymeric composite comprising such a copolymer, and a dispersant comprising polystyrene sulfonate, wherein the polystyrene sulfonate forms an ionic interaction with the at least one optionally substituted azulene of the copolymer. The present disclosure also provides for a method of synthesizing the polymeric composite.