Synthesis, characterization and functionalization of PEDOT conducting systems on ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer supports and derivatives

The research work described in this PhD thesis focuses on methods and strategies of employing a polymer substrate for poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) synthesis. For the purpose an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVAL) was chosen. It offers many potentialities. Serving as mechanical support and/or functionalizable phase, it was differently combined with PEDOT to give conducting composite polymer flms or it was modified to obtain electro-active materials. Aim of the work is to show how, starting from the same base, it is possible to introduce functionalities into supported conducting systems both through the substrate and through the conducting phase, and all the strategies that were adopted.