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Handbook of Conducting Polymers, 2nd Ed.
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Contents

• Contents
• INTRODUCTION
• LINEAR UNSUBSTITUTED CONDUCTING POLYMERS
  • Rigid-rod polymer hosts (polyacetylene, polythiophene, etc.)
    • Polyacetylene
    • Poly(p-phenylene vinylene)
  • Semi-flexible rods (polyaniline)
  • Temperature induced variations
  • Doped phases and their structural evolution
    • Channel structures
    • Layered structures
    • Structure parallel to the polymer chain axis
• POLYMERS CONTAINING FLEXIBLE SIDE CHAINS
  • Direct chemical substitution
    • Poly(3-alkylthiophenes) homopolymers
    • Polydiacetylenes
  • Functionalized Dopants
  • Thermotropic Behavior
  • Sensitivity to Side Chain Structure
  • Doping-induced Structural Changes
• COMPLEX STRUCTURAL FORMS
• CONCLUSIONS
• References