Conducting Polymers (eBook)

Preface 6
Contents 7
Chapter 1 Introduction 11
Chapter 2 Classification of Electrochemically Active Polymers 16
2.1 Redox Polymers 16
2.2 Electronically Conducting Polymers (Intrinsically Conducting Polymers—ICPs) 23
2.3 Electronically Conducting Polymers with Built-In or Pendant Redox Functionalities 49
2.4 Copolymers 55
2.5 Composite Materials [741–776] 57
References 58
Chapter 3 Methods of Investigation 75
3.1 Electrochemical Methods 76
3.2 In Situ Combinations of Electrochemistry with Other Techniques 96
3.3 Other Techniques Used in the Field of Conducting Polymers 118
References 121
Chapter 4 Chemical and Electrochemical Syntheses of Conducting Polymers 131
Chapter 5 Thermodynamic Considerations 156
5.1 Neutral Polymer in Contact with an Electrolyte Solution 157
5.2 Charged Polymer in Contact with an Electrolyte Solution 161
5.3 Dimerization, Disproportionation and Ion Association Equilibria Within the Polymer Phase 171
References 173
Chapter 6 Redox Transformations and Transport Processes 174
6.1 Electron Transport 177
6.2 Ion Transport 193
6.3 Coupling of Electron and Ionic Charge Transport 200
6.4 Other Transport Processes 203
6.5 Effect of Film Structure and Morphology 206
6.6 Relaxation and Hysteresis Phenomena 213
6.7 Measurements of the Rate of Charge Transport 222
References 223
Chapter 7 Applications of Conducting Polymers 229
7.1 Material Properties of Conducting Polymers 229
7.2 Applications of Conducting Polymers in Various Fields of Technologies 231
References 259
Chapter 8 Historical Background (Or: There Is Nothing New Under the Sun) 268
About the Author 272
About the Editor 274
Name Index 275
Subject Index 277