Topic details
| Topic | Vibrational spectroscopy of polyindole and related materials |
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| Supervisor | Zuzana Morávková, Ph.D. |
| Department | Vibrational Spectroscopy |
| Description | Polyindole is a relatively little known conducting polymer, vaguely related to dopamine. In contrast to more „popular“ conducting polymers like polyaniline or polypyrrole, there are only a few works elucidating the vibrational and electronic transitions in polyindole and no work on indole oligomers and other side-products of indole oxidation. A deeper understanding of the spectra is however of special importance for organic conducting materials, as the spectroscopic analysis enables, among others, the determination of the type, concentration, and delocalization of charge carriers. The goal of this work is a complex spectroscopic description of polyindole including both linear polymer chain and often-encountered cyclic trimers. The applicant should deal mainly with the measurement and analysis of the vibrational spectra of prepared materials. Given their background, the applicant may also participate in electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical analyses, other experimental analyses, and quantum-mechanical calculations. |
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