Conducting polymers : special applications : proceedings of the workshop held at Sintra, Portugal, July 28-31, 1986

The development and the study of both ionic and electronically conducting polymers have been. in the past few years. areas of· increasing interest. These new materials are. in fact. being considered for many technological applications. namely low weight. high energy density batteries and sensors. This volume contains the proceedings of a workshop on this subject. sponsored by the U.S. Army Research. Development and Standardization Group (U.K.). which took place in Sintra - Portugal from July 27 to July 31. 1986. The workshop. which included lectures. communications and discussion panels. was very sucessfull and the combination of ionic with electronically conducting polymers and their applications. not usually together in workshops or conferences. proved to be an excellent idea. Lisbon December. 1986 Luis Alcacer ix THE ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF ELECTRONICALLY CONDUCTING POLYMERS J. O'M. Bockris and David Miller Department of Chemistry Texas A & M University College Station, Texas 77843 USA ABSTRACT. The new field of the electrochemistry of electronically conducting polymers is reviewed. A brief historical account traces the beginning of organic electrodes to Ka11mann and Pope, who, in 1960, observed charge injection and conductance in anthracene electrodes Front Matter....Pages i-ix The Electrochemistry of Electronically Conducting Polymers....Pages 1-36 In Situ Raman Experiments on Polyacetylene in Electrochemical Cells....Pages 37-46 Conductive Complexes of Novel Porphyrin and Phenothiazine Polymer Systems....Pages 47-63 Increasing the Conductivity of Polyacetylene Films by Elongation....Pages 65-75 Anisotropic Properties of Oriented Durham Route Polyacetylene....Pages 77-87 Ionically-Conductive Solid Solutions of Divalent Cation Salts in Poly(Ethylene Oxide)....Pages 89-93 Room Temperature High Ionic Conductivity from Alkali Metal — Silver Halide — Poly(Ethylene-Oxide) Complexes....Pages 95-102 Polymers with Both Ionic and Electronic Conductivity....Pages 103-103 Polyaniline: Synthesis and Characterization of the Emeraldine Oxidation State by Elemental Analysis....Pages 105-120 Are Semiconducting Polymers Polymeric Semiconductors?: Polyaniline as an Example of “Conducting Polymers”....Pages 121-140 New Electronically Conducting Polymers....Pages 141-147 New Electronically Conducting Polymers: Effects of Molecular Structure on Intrinsic Electronic Properties....Pages 149-149 High Conductivity in an Amorphous Crosslinked Siloxane Polymer Electrolyte....Pages 151-160 Use of Electronically Conducting Polymers as Catalytic Electrodes in Aqueous and Inorganic Electrolytes....Pages 161-172 Polyphthalocyanines....Pages 173-178 Langmuir-Blodgett Deposition of Amphipathic Azobenzene Compounds for Surface Activation and Fabrication of Functionalised Thin Films....Pages 179-187 Electronically Conducting Polymer Gas Sensors....Pages 189-198 Front Matter....Pages 199-199 Preparative Methods and Properties of Well Oriented Electronically Conducting Polymers....Pages 201-203 Prospectives of Realization of Polymer Electrolytes with Amorphous Structures and Consequently High Conductivity at Room Temperature....Pages 205-206 Interfaces and Contact Problems....Pages 207-208 Front Matter....Pages 199-199 Cyclability of Polymer Electrolyte Cells. Power Efficiency and Energy Density....Pages 209-210 Front Matter....Pages 211-211 Conclusion on Electronically Conducting Polymers....Pages 213-214 Conclusion on Ionically Conducting Polymers....Pages 215-216 Back Matter....Pages 217-220 Proceedings of the Workshop held at Sintra, Portugal, July 28--31, 1986