Abstract
Conducting polymers (CPs) provide a class of processible, film forming semiconductors and metals. Electrical and optical properties of CPs, similar to those of metals and semiconductors, and the attractive properties associated with conventional polymers such as ease of synthesis and processing, has given these polymers a wide range of applications in the microelectronics industry, in biological field and also as humidity, chemical and mechanical sensors. The principal interest in the use of polymers lies in the scope for low cost manufacturing. Organic polymers offer several advantages over analogous inorganic semiconductors, the most important of which are the processability and the large surface film technology together with the possibility of tuning the polymer properties through a chemical design of the constituent units. In contrast, problems of environmental stability and the inability to process these into useful devices constitute the main drawbacks of organic materials. To set a material suitable for applications in various technological fields one has to improve the processability, mechanical strength and environmental stability of the polyheterocycles: one method adopted to do this is synthesizing the composites of conducting polymers within a matrix of insulating polymers. In this paper, the science of conducting polymers will be discussed. A review from literature on selected applications of organic devices based on conducting polythiophene and its composites will be discussed with a view to targeting the areas of future research in this topic.
©2011 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston
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- Original Articles
- Mechanical and microstructural properties of polystyrene based composites: positron lifetime spectroscopic and DSC studies
- Complex permittivity measurements of RF plasma polymerized polyterpenol organic thin films employing split post dielectric resonator
- Fluctuation-induced forces in critical crosslinked polymer blends
- Chemical and physical properties of self-crosslinked poly(vinyl chloride)/nitrile rubber nanocomposites prepared by melt-mixing process
- An effective tool to characterize adhesion at the interface of binary polymer blends: a free volume study
- Characterization of interfacial adhesion in binary polymer blends: a new approach based on positron lifetime study
- Microwave-assisted ionic liquid phase synthesis of phthalonitrile polymers
- Nano- and microcomplexes of biopolymer carrageenans and dodecylammonium chloride
- Performance enhancement of polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane by blending with polyurethane hydrophilic polymer
- Electrostrictive polymer composite for energy harvesters and actuators
- Dynamic mechanical behavior of phenoxy/carbon nanotube composites: assessment through different functionalization
- Thermodynamic analysis of phase separation of a thermoplastic in a variant epoxy/monoamine-diamine system: influence of epoxy molecular structure
- Synthesis and characterization of modified poly(methyl methacrylate)/Al2O3nanocomposites as denture resins
- A study on the potential of NCF thermoplastic composites for use in aeronautic structural applications
- Electromagnetic response of polymer composites with quasi-spherical nanocarbon inclusions: theory below the percolation threshold
- Processing and characterization of titanium dioxide composites from vegetable oil resource
- Thermo-mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of CdS-trans-polyisoprene, polymer nanocomposite
- Ultrasound assisted process of PA6/clay nanocomposites: mechanical, rheological and barrier properties
- A comparative study of polyelectrolyte induced metachromasy
- Synthesis, characterization and corrosion protection properties of polyN-(p-bromophenyl)-2-methacrylamide-co-glycidyl methacrylate on low nickel stainless steel
- Performance of high temperature superconducting ceramic/thermoplastic polymer composites
- Review
- Polythiophene composites: a review of selected applications
- Numerical and experimental studies on extrudate swell of branched polyethylene through axisymmetric and planar dies
- Applicability of time temperature superposition principle to an immiscible blend of polyphenyleneoxide and polyamide
- Study on the effect of processing conditions on the impact strength of PP/SEBS/PC ternary blends using Taguchi experimental analysis
- Role of important parameters in ring opening polymerization of polylactide
- Kinetic parameters estimation of ring-opening poly(lactic acid) polymerization by modeling and simulation
- Aromatic polyurethanes: the effect of hard segment and chain structure on their properties
- Development of integrated bioenergy devices for the improvement in the quality of life of poor people
- Mechanical and thermal properties of polymer micro- and nanocomposites
- Structural and electrical characterization of plasticized PVA: AgI polymer electrolyte
- Study of mechanical behavior of Kevlar/polypropylene hybrid yarns and their composites
- Water transport, FTIR, and morphology characterizations of novel biodegradable blends based on poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)
- Structural investigation of conducting polythiophene composites
- Microfluidic biochip injection moulded using a patterned SU-8/Si mould insert
- Modifications of polymers by additives and irradiations and their characterizations
- Experimental investigations and optimization of processibility of sheet moulding compound
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Original Articles
- Mechanical and microstructural properties of polystyrene based composites: positron lifetime spectroscopic and DSC studies
- Complex permittivity measurements of RF plasma polymerized polyterpenol organic thin films employing split post dielectric resonator
- Fluctuation-induced forces in critical crosslinked polymer blends
- Chemical and physical properties of self-crosslinked poly(vinyl chloride)/nitrile rubber nanocomposites prepared by melt-mixing process
- An effective tool to characterize adhesion at the interface of binary polymer blends: a free volume study
- Characterization of interfacial adhesion in binary polymer blends: a new approach based on positron lifetime study
- Microwave-assisted ionic liquid phase synthesis of phthalonitrile polymers
- Nano- and microcomplexes of biopolymer carrageenans and dodecylammonium chloride
- Performance enhancement of polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane by blending with polyurethane hydrophilic polymer
- Electrostrictive polymer composite for energy harvesters and actuators
- Dynamic mechanical behavior of phenoxy/carbon nanotube composites: assessment through different functionalization
- Thermodynamic analysis of phase separation of a thermoplastic in a variant epoxy/monoamine-diamine system: influence of epoxy molecular structure
- Synthesis and characterization of modified poly(methyl methacrylate)/Al2O3nanocomposites as denture resins
- A study on the potential of NCF thermoplastic composites for use in aeronautic structural applications
- Electromagnetic response of polymer composites with quasi-spherical nanocarbon inclusions: theory below the percolation threshold
- Processing and characterization of titanium dioxide composites from vegetable oil resource
- Thermo-mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of CdS-trans-polyisoprene, polymer nanocomposite
- Ultrasound assisted process of PA6/clay nanocomposites: mechanical, rheological and barrier properties
- A comparative study of polyelectrolyte induced metachromasy
- Synthesis, characterization and corrosion protection properties of polyN-(p-bromophenyl)-2-methacrylamide-co-glycidyl methacrylate on low nickel stainless steel
- Performance of high temperature superconducting ceramic/thermoplastic polymer composites
- Review
- Polythiophene composites: a review of selected applications
- Numerical and experimental studies on extrudate swell of branched polyethylene through axisymmetric and planar dies
- Applicability of time temperature superposition principle to an immiscible blend of polyphenyleneoxide and polyamide
- Study on the effect of processing conditions on the impact strength of PP/SEBS/PC ternary blends using Taguchi experimental analysis
- Role of important parameters in ring opening polymerization of polylactide
- Kinetic parameters estimation of ring-opening poly(lactic acid) polymerization by modeling and simulation
- Aromatic polyurethanes: the effect of hard segment and chain structure on their properties
- Development of integrated bioenergy devices for the improvement in the quality of life of poor people
- Mechanical and thermal properties of polymer micro- and nanocomposites
- Structural and electrical characterization of plasticized PVA: AgI polymer electrolyte
- Study of mechanical behavior of Kevlar/polypropylene hybrid yarns and their composites
- Water transport, FTIR, and morphology characterizations of novel biodegradable blends based on poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)
- Structural investigation of conducting polythiophene composites
- Microfluidic biochip injection moulded using a patterned SU-8/Si mould insert
- Modifications of polymers by additives and irradiations and their characterizations
- Experimental investigations and optimization of processibility of sheet moulding compound