Plasticized, Antiplasticized and Crystalline Conducting Polymers And Precursors Thereof

Authors

Ravi F. Saraf, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

September 2003

Comments

Inventors:Marie Angelopoulos, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US); Yun-Hsin Liao, Tarrytown, NY (US); Ravi F. Saraf, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US)

Abstract

conductive polymers are described which have a high degree of crystallinity. The high degree of crystallinity is achieved by preparing the materials under conditions which provide a high degree of mobility to the polymer molecules permitting them to associate with one another to form a crystalline state. High levels of electrical conductivity are achieved in the electrically conductive materials without stretch orienting the material. The enhanced electrical conductivity is isotropic as compared to a stretch oriental film which has isotropic electrical conductivity.