Preferred Label : conducting polymer;
IUPAC definition : Polymeric material that exhibits bulk electric conductivity.;
Scope note : a polymer that shows electric semiconductivity is called a semiconducting polymer
(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.; 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.; conductivity.; 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) (photoconductivity).; 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.;
Origin ID : CT07170;
See also
Polymeric material that exhibits bulk electric conductivity.
