CONDUCTING POLYMERS
JUSTIN K GEORGE
ME CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
15MCH003
GUIDE –Dr. KANHAIYA JETHANI
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
AISSMS COE PUNE -01
Contents
1.Types of Conducting Polymers
2.IntrinsicallyConducting polymers
3.Extrinsically conducting polymers
4.Plot of conductivity Vs doping
5.Conductivity Vs Temperature
6.Various Applications
7.Advantages And Disadvantages
8.Current Visibility
9.Future Aspects
10.Conclusion
11.Reference
12.Questions
Types of Conducting Polymers
IntrinsicallyConducting polymers
These polymers have extensive conjugation in the
backbone which is responsible for conductance.
Conducting Polymers Having Conjugation
•Such polymers contain conjugated pie-electrons in the
backbone which increases their conductivity to a large
extent.
Extrinsically conducting polymers
•The conductivity of these polymers is due to the addition of
external ingredients.
•When carbon black or some metal oxides or metallic fibers
are added, the polymer becomes conductive.
•The minimum concentration of the element required for the
conductivity is called percolation threshold.
Plot of conductivity vsdoping
Conductivity increases up to a certain doping level
200
100
0.0
0.1 0.2
Doping level (dopant/CH unit)
Conductivity
(S/cm)
Advantages And Disadvantages
Advantages
Used because of either their light weight, biological compatibility
Increase speed and reduce power consumption
We can make flexible transparent displays
Disadvantages
Manufacturing costs is very high
Material cost of conductive polymer is high
Material of conductive polymer may become toxic after use
Poor solubility in solvents and required suitable dispersion medium
Conducting polymer have inability to directly melt process
If we make IC by conductive polymer than the resulting IC are more
sensitive and can be easily damaged by static discharge at a very low
voltage
Current Visibility
Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) And Organic Polymer Solar Cell
The Organic Electronics Association is an international platform to
promote applications of organic semiconductors
Conductive polymer products with embedded and improved
electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electrostatic discharge (ESD)
protection have led to both prototypes and products.
Typical conductive polymers must be “doped” to produce high
conductivity.
Future Aspects
If we can produce conductive polymer at very low cost then we can
reduce electrical energy wastage during energy transportation.
The increased conductivity of modern conductive polymers means
enough power can be put through the device at low voltage to generate
practical amount of light.
To make programmable floors for robotics and AGV’s (Auto Guided
Vehicles)
Due to the biocompatibility of some conducting polymers they may be
used to transport small electrical signals through the body, i.e. act as
artificial nerves.
Reference
1.SkotheimT.A., ed. Handbook of Conducting Polymers,Vol-1 & 2,
MarcellDekker, New York (1986)
2.Chen C.Kuand RaimondLiepins, Electrical Properties of Polymers,
HanserPublishers, New York
3.BakhshiA.K, Tailoring electrically conducting polymers: An
overview,, Indian Journal of Chemistry 31A (1992),291
4.BakhshiA.K, Investigation of Electronic Conduction in Proteins and
DNA, Progress in Biophysical Molecular Biology 61(1994),187
5.Ferraro J.R and J.M.Williams, Introduction to Synthetic Electrical
Conductors,AcademicPress , New York (1987)
6. BredasJ.L and G.B.Street, Polaronsand Bipolarons, Accounts of
Chemical Research 18(1985),309-315