The origins and early history of conjugated organic polymers : organic semiconductors, synthetic metals, and the prehistory of organic electronics / Seth C. Rasmussen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rasmussen, Seth C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conjugated polymers--History.

Conjugated polymers.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 341 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Conjugated organic polymers are intrinsic semiconducting materials that exhibit enhanced conductivity upon oxidation or reduction. The unusual nature of this class of organic polymers was brought into particular focus in the late 1970s with the first example of conductivity values in the metallic regime, for which the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Hideki Shirakawa, Alan MacDiarmid, and Alan Heeger. As such, it is generally believed that these materials are a relatively recent advancement and originated with this polyacetylene work in the 1970s. This accepted narrative, however, ignores the fact that reports of electrically conductive polymers date back to the early 1960s, with the study of conjugated polymers as a whole dating back to the early 19th century. In fact, the oldest member of this family, polyaniline, predates even polystyrene and is the oldest known fully synthetic organic polymer. Unfortunately, the historical narrative of these polymers is quite muddled in the primary literature, with various inaccuracies and falsehoods commonly propagated. To present a more accurate account as a resource for the field, this book aims to present a comprehensive history of the origin and development of conjugated organic polymers, covering the period of 1834 to the late 1980s. In the process, the history of the first six primary parent polymers (polyaniline, polypyrrole, polyphenylene, poly(phenylene vinylene), polyacetylene, and polythiophene) are all presented, as well as the birth of low bandgap polymers in the mid-1980s"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Polyaniline

Polypyrrole

Polyphenylene and poly(phenylene vinylene)

Polyacetylene

Polythiophene

Polyisothianaphthene and the birth of low bandgap polymers

Retrospective on the search for organic conductors and the nature of discovery.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 29, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Rasmussen, Seth C. Origins and early history of conjugated organic polymers

Print version:

ISBN:

9780197638194

0197638198

9780197638187

019763818X

9780197638170

0197638171

OCLC:

1513264536

Publisher Number:

CIPO000242976

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.