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ArticleChemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society2026

Linking the Evolution of Raman-Active Vibrational Modes to the Glass Transition of a Polymer Mixed Conductor.

Giannis G Gkikas, Elsa Veronica Flores-Vela, Mariavittoria Craighero, Joost Kimpel, Christian Müller, Anna Martinelli

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Giannis G GkikasDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg 41296, Sweden.
Elsa Veronica Flores-VelaDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg 41296, Sweden.
Mariavittoria CraigheroDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg 41296, Sweden.
Joost KimpelDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg 41296, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3576-6132
Christian MüllerDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg 41296, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7859-7909
Anna MartinelliDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg 41296, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9885-5901

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Thin films and bulk samples of an organic mixed ionic-electronic conductor (OMIEC), i.e., a thienothiophene (TT) based conjugated polymer with oligoether side chains, are investigated using variable-frequency dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) and variable-temperature Raman spectroscopy. Macroscopically observed thermal transitions are correlated with molecular-scale dynamics. This multianalytical approach identifies a low-temperature β-relaxation originating from side-chain motion and a higher-temperature α-relaxation linked to backbone rearrangement. Specifically, temperature-dependent Raman spectra reveal shifts in characteristic CC/C-C, C-H, and C-S-C vibrational modes, which were quantified using a sigmoid model. Furthermore, a refined assignment of key vibrational modes ensures accurate spectroscopic interpretation. These results establish temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopy as a sensitive probe for glass and subglass transitions, providing a direct link between vibrational dynamics and thermo-mechanical properties of an exemplar mixed ionic-electronic conductor.

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