Polymeric material that exhibits bulk
electric conductivity.
Notes:
- See also: conductivity.
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The electric conductivity of a conjugated polymer is markedly increased by doping it with an electron donor or acceptor, as in the case of polyacetylene doped with iodine.
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A polymer showing a substantial increase in electric conductivity upon irradiation with ultraviolet or visible light is called a photoconductive polymer; an example is poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (See also: photoconductivity).
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A polymer that shows electric conductivity due to the transport of ionic species is called an ion-conducting polymer; an example
is sulfonated polyaniline. When the transported ionic species is a proton as, e.g., in the case of fuel cells, it is called a proton-conducting polymer.
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A polymer that shows electric semiconductivity is called a semiconducting polymer
(See also: semiconductor).
- Electric conductance of a non-conducting polymer can be achieved by dispersing conducting particles (e.g., metal, carbon black) in the polymer. The resulting materials are referred to as conducting polymer composites or solid polymer-electrolyte composites.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 889
(Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric
materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003))
on page 898
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
