The student should be able to understand the synthesis-structures-properties-applications relationship of conducting polymers. They should be able to: ...

The discovery is a fundamental breakthrough in polymer research, as it opens up new possibilities for the development of more ...

Conducting polymers such as polyaniline ... the material’s exceptional metallic out-of-plane electric transport properties. Further measurements were carried out at CIC nanoGUNE in San ...

Conductive polymers (CPs) are conjugated organic structures with alternating double and single bonds and delocalized π electrons. They have unique electrochemical and optical properties and have wide ...

A team of international researchers has successfully created a new type of highly conductive 2D polymer, opening the door to ...

This study was published in Nature. Conducting polymers, such as polyaniline, polythiophene, and polypyrrole, are renowned for their electrical conductivity and have significant potential as low ...

Conducting polymers are celebrated for their electrical conductivity. They hold great promise as low-cost, lightweight and flexible alternatives to traditional semiconductors and metals.

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved the living polymerization of polymers with aligned helical structures. In ...

This clip could lead into broader discussion of different polymers, their properties and uses. Students could work in groups to list all the uses for polymers in their everyday life.