Electrospinning of magnesium-ion linked binder-less PEDOT:PSS nanofibers for sensing organic gases

Abstract

Controlled and continuous electrospinning of approximately pure poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly( styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) nanofibers has been successfully realized for the first time by alternating the great amount of conventional carrier polymers with only slight doping of magnesium nitrate which acts as a polymer cross-linker for significantly enhancing the entanglement of PEDOT:PSS. In contrast to the less response of the bulky PEDOT:PSS film, the electrospun PEDOT:PSS nanofibers exhibit remarkably high sensitivities and responding speeds in respectively sensing gas molecules of dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and propylene carbonate (PC). (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.