Organic Electrode Reactions - Fundamentals and Applications of Organic Electrochemistry - page 177

subsequent polymerization gives a
poly(xylylene). This is further reduced to
poly( p -phenylene vinylene) [97].
(5.38)
5.8.6 Applications of Conducting
Polymers
The physical properties of conducting polymers
are drastically changed by the doping process.
Table 5.5 summarizes the application of
conducting polymers. The undoped (neutral)
state of conducting polymers is generally
semi-conducting, and it can be applied to
material for transistor, photovoltaic cell and
electroluminescence devices. On the other
hand, electrical conductivity appears in the
doped state of conducting polymers, which is
useful in conducting materials, anti-statics and
capacitor materials. The doping/dedoping
process of conducting polymers is also useful
for electrochromic devices, sensors and
actuator applications. Application of conducting
polymers for electronics will be described in
Chapter 7 .
Table 5.5 Applications of conducting polymer
films