<s>
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene )	O
(	O
PEDOT	B-Algorithm
or	O
PEDT	B-Algorithm
;	O
IUPAC	O
name	O
poly( 2	O
,	O
3-dihydrothieno	O
[ 3	O
,	O
4-b	O
][1	O
,	O
4 ]	O
dioxane-5	O
,	O
7-diyl	O
)	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
conducting	B-Algorithm
polymer	I-Algorithm
based	O
on	O
3	O
,	O
4-ethylenedioxythiophene	O
or	O
EDOT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PEDOT	B-Algorithm
possesses	O
many	O
advantageous	O
properties	O
compared	O
to	O
earlier	O
conducting	O
polythiophenes	O
like	O
3-alkylthiophenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
polymer	B-Language
is	O
optically	O
transparent	O
in	O
its	O
conducting	O
state	O
and	O
has	O
high	O
stability	O
,	O
moderate	O
band	O
gap	O
,	O
and	O
low	O
redox	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
major	O
disadvantage	O
is	O
its	O
poor	O
solubility	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
partly	O
circumvented	O
by	O
use	O
of	O
composite	O
materials	O
such	O
as	O
PEDOT:PSS	B-Algorithm
and	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
polymer	B-Language
is	O
generated	O
by	O
oxidation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSS	O
also	O
provides	O
a	O
counter	O
ion	O
,	O
which	O
balances	O
the	O
charges	O
in	O
the	O
reaction	O
and	O
hinders	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
by-products	O
such	O
as	O
3	O
,	O
4-ethylenedioxy-2(5H )	O
-thiophenone	O
,	O
and	O
keeps	O
the	O
PEDOT	B-Algorithm
monomers	O
dispersed	O
in	O
water	O
or	O
aqueous	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resulting	O
PEDOT:PSS	B-Algorithm
composite	O
can	O
be	O
deposited	O
on	O
a	O
conductive	O
support	O
such	O
as	O
platinum	B-Operating_System
,	O
gold	O
,	O
glassy	O
carbon	O
,	O
and	O
indium	O
tin	O
oxide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
of	O
PEDOT	B-Algorithm
include	O
electrochromic	B-Algorithm
displays	I-Algorithm
and	O
antistatics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PEDOT	B-Algorithm
has	O
also	O
been	O
proposed	O
for	O
photovoltaics	O
,	O
printed	O
wiring	O
,	O
and	O
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PEDOT	B-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
proposed	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
biocompatible	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
