Conducting Polymers

Abstract

This article gives valuable information about the history and the different families, synthesis, and characteristics of the most used conducting polymers, namely, polyphenylenes, polypyrroles, polythiophenes, poly(arylene‐vinylenes), polyanilines, and polycarbazoles, and diverse conducting polymers (liquid crystalline conducting polymers (LCCPs), conducting polymer blends, composites, and colloids). Also discussed are the information about the fundamental aspects of the conducting process including charge carriers, doping processes, optical properties, and electrical conduction properties and, finally, the practical information regarding stability and applications.

Microporous Polymer-Modified Glassy Carbon Electrodes for the Electrochemical Detection of Metronidazole: Experimental and Theoretical Insights

“…Since the pioneering work of Heeger, MacDiarmid, and Shirakawa almost 50 years ago, interest in the field of conducting polymers (CPs) has significantly increased [ 1 ]. In recent years, several studies have been carried out on CP applications in solar cells [ 2 ], batteries [ 3 ], supercapacitors [ 4 ], light-emitting diodes [ 5 ], transistors [ 6 ], electrochromic devices [ 7 , 8 ], actuators [ 9 ], and chemical and electrochemical sensors for drug, environmental pollution, and food analysis as well as for medical diagnosis [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ].…”