Preparation and properties of carbonized films from conducting poly(naphthalene vinylene)

Abstract Carbonized materials with flexibility have been prepared by a heat treatment of conducting poly-(1,4-naphthalene vinylene) films. The electrical and structural properties of the carbonized films have been investigated. From the x-ray diffraction pattern for 2400 °C-treated film the material consists of the regions with different degree of carbonization. It may originate from a multi-phase graphitization. And the obtained films are highly porous and disordered carbonized materials.