Electrically conducting polymers - consisting of regular sequence of real or potential cyclic aromatics

摘要

Electrically conducting polymers are characterised in that ordered sequences of cyclic aromatic molecules are bonded together so that a linear continuous conjugated system of double bonds results. Macromolecules are formed where the dipole moments compensate along the molecules without diminution of the polarisability of the pi-electrons. The polymers of the invention have a qualitatively different and quantitatively higher (by several orders of magnitude) conductivity than other known organic polymers.