Conducting Polymers
KEYWORDS: conductive polymers, conjugation, organic polymers, polyacetylene
DESCRIPTION: Conductive polymers or, more precisely, intrinsically conducting polymers (ICPs) are organic polymers that conduct electricity. Such compounds may have metallic conductivity or can be semiconductors. The biggest advantage of conductive polymers is their processability, mainly by dispersion. Various examples includes polyacetylene, polypyrrole, polyindole and polyaniline are the main class of conductive polymers. Poly (p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) and its soluble derivatives have emerged as the prototypical electroluminescent semiconducting polymers.