Semiconducting and metallic polymers: the fourth generation of polymeric materials

被引:205
作者
Heeger, AJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Phys, Inst Polymers & Organ Solids, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
关键词
semiconducting polymers; metallic polymers; polymeric materials;
D O I
10.1016/S0379-6779(01)00509-4
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
When asked to explain the importance of the discovery of conducting polymers, I offer two basic answers. First, they did not (could not?) exist, and second, they offer a unique combination of properties not available from other known materials. The first expresses an intellectual challenge; the second expresses a promise for utility in a wide variety of applications. (C) 2000 the Nobel Foundation. Reproduced with the kind permission of the Nobel Foundation.
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