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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Theoretical Characterization of the Electronic Structure of Poly(Heteroaromatic Vinylenes)

R. CrespoEnrique OrtíFrancisco TomásM.c. Piqueras

subject

Bond lengthchemistry.chemical_classificationPolyacetylenechemistry.chemical_compoundMaterials sciencechemistryElectron affinityPolymer chemistryPolythiopheneThermal stabilityElectronic structurePolymerPolypyrrole

description

Since the pioneering work of the mid-seventies, the number of organic π-conjugated polymers, that can be made highly conducting upon appropriate chemical treatment, has grown tremendously. Among the most studied of these compounds are those based on fivemembered heteroaromatic rings, such as polythiophene (PT) and polypyrrole (PPy). The attractiveness of these polymers, relative to polyacetylene (PA) and poly(p-phenylene) (PPP), is the high chemical and thermal stability they show.1

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2088-1_53