A review on the 2000 Nobel Prize paper in chemistry by Hideki Shirikawa, Alan MacDiarmid, and Alan Heeger, entitled: Development of conductive polymers

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Development of conductive polymers

College

College of Science

Department/Unit

Chemistry

Document Type

Archival Material/Manuscript

Publication Date

12-15-2006

Abstract

We have been taught that plastics do not conduct electricity like metals. Plastics are often used as insulation around copper wires in ordinary electrical cables. However, the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Hideki Shirikawa, Alan MacDiarmid, and Alan Heeger for their groundbreaking discovery that plastics can be made electrically conductive. This discovery opened up many new possibilities for devices combining unique optical, electrical, and mechanical properties.

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Disciplines

Materials Chemistry

Keywords

Polymers—Electric properties

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