Claims
- 1. An electrically conductive polymer comprising a polymer which comprises recurring units selected from the group consisting of those of the following formulae VIII-XIV: ##STR5## wherein: m, and the sum of n, o, and p, are the same or different and are natural numbers greater than about 100;
- q is a natural number from 0 and 4;
- R.sub.1 to R.sub.14 are the same or different at each occurrence and are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, alkanoyl, alkylthio, aryloxy, alkylthioalkyl, alkylsulfinylalkyl, alkylsulfonylalkyl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylalkylamino, aryl arylthio, alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, cycloalkenyl, arylsulfinyl, arylsulfonyl, or alkyl substituted with a sulfonic acid, halo, nitro, amino, cyano, carboxylic acid, phosphoric acid or epoxy moiety or any of
- X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are the same or different and are divalent S, O, Se, NR.sub.15 or PR.sub.15, wherein R.sub.15 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkyaryl, arylalkyl, or aryl, doped with a dopant.
- 2. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 1 wherein said doped polymer has an electrical conductivity equal to or greater than about 10.sup.-2 ohm.sup.-1 cm.sup.-1.
- 3. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 1 wherein said conductivity is equal to or greater than about 10.sup.-1 ohm.sup.-1 cm.sup.-1.
- 4. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 1 wherein said conductivity is greater than about 10.sup.1 ohm.sup.-2 cm.sup.-1.
- 5. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 1 wherein said conductivity is equal to or greater than about 10.sup.2 ohm.sup.-1 cm.sup.-1.
- 6. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 1 with a doping level of from about 10.sup.-2 to 33 mole %.
- 7. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 6 with doping level of from about 5 to about 25 mole %.
- 8. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 1 wherein:
- R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 are the same or different at each occurrence and are hydrogen; alkyl containing from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms; phenyl; alkenyl containing from 2 to about 12 carbon atoms; alkylphenyl or phenylalkyl each containing from about 7 to about 18 carbons atoms; alkylthio or alkoxy each containing from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms; alkylamino, dialkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino and alkylarylamino; or substituted phenyl or substituted alkyl having from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms wherein permissible substitutents are epoxy, nitro, cyano, amino sulfonic acid, phosphoric acid, carboxylic acid or halo groups, or any of
- R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 substituents taken together may form an alkylene or alkenylene chain having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms completing a 4, 5 or 6 membered ring system which may include one or more heteroatoms of divalent oxygen or sulfur;
- R.sub.5 to R.sub.12 are the same or different at each occurrence and are hydrogen, substituted or substituted alkyl having from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, or alkylthio or alkoxy each having from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms; or any of R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, or R.sub.7 and R.sub.8, or R.sub.9 and R.sub.10 or R.sub.11 and R.sub.12 substituents taken together may form an alkylene chain having 2 to about 20 carbon atoms completing a 4, 5 or 6 membered ring system which may include one or more heteroatoms of oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur; and
- X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are the same or different and are divalent oxygen, sulfur or NR.sub.15 wherein R.sub.15 is hydrogen
- 9. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 8 wherein:
- R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 are the same or different at each occurrence and are hydrogen, alkoxy, alkythio or alkyl.
- 10. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 9 wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are hydrogen.
- 11. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 9 wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different and are hydrogen, alkyl and alkoxy.
- 12. A polymer according to claim 9 wherein no more than about two of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 or R.sub.4 is alkyl or alkoxy.
- 13. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 9 wherein
- R.sub.1 is alkoxy or alkyl having 1 to about 12 carbon atoms;
- R.sub.3 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to about 12 carbon atoms; and
- R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 are hydrogen.
- 14. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 8 wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are sulfur.
- 15. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 1 wherein R.sub.5 to R.sub.12 are the same or different at each occurrence and are hydrogen or alkyl having from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms.
- 16. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 16 wherein at least one of R.sub.5 to R.sub.12 are hydrogen.
- 17. An electrically conductive polymer of claim 6 wherein X.sub.1, or X.sub.2 is NR.sub.15.
- 18. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 17 wherein X and X.sub.2 are NR.sub.15, wherein R.sub.15 hydrogen or alkyl from about 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, phenyl or alkylphenyl of about 6 to about 12 carbon atoms, being the same or different at each occurrence.
- 19. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 1 wherein m and the sum of n, o, and p are the same or different and are greater than about 200.
- 20. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 19 is wherein m, and the sum of n, o, and p are the same or different and are greater than about 500.
- 21. An electrically conductive polymer of claim 1 comprising recurring units selected from the group consisting of those of the formula: ##STR6##
- 22. An electrically conductive polymer of claim 21 wherein
- m is a natural number equal to or greater than about 200;
- R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different at each occurrence and are hydrogen, or alkyl or alkoxy having from 1 to about 12 carbons;
- X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are sulfur; and
- R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are the same or different at each occurrence and are hydrogen or alkyl having from 1 to about 12 carbons.
- 23. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 21 wherein m is equal to or greater than about 500.
- 24. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 21 wherein:
- R.sub.1 is alkoxy or alkyl having from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms;
- R.sub.3 is hydrogen or alkyl having from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms; and
- R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 are hydrogen.
- 25. Polymer according to claim 21 wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are NR.sub.15.
- 26. Polymer according to claim 21 wherein X.sub.1, or X.sub.2 is NR.sub.15 where R.sub.15 is the same or different at each occurrence and is hydrogen, alkyl from about 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, aryl or alkylaryl of about 6 to about 12 carbon atoms.
- 27. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 21 selected from the group consisting of poly(2,5-thienylene vinylene), poly(3-methoxy-2,5-thienylene vinylene), poly(3-butyl-2,5-thienylene vinylene), and poly(3-butyl-2,5-thienylene-CO-3-methyl-2,5-thienylene vinylene).
- 28. An electrically conductive solution comprising:
- (a) an organic solvent; and
- (b) a doped electrically conductive polymer according to claim 1.
- 29. A method of forming a conductive article which comprises the steps of
- (a) forming the solution of claim 28; and
- (b) removing from the solution the solvent as the polymer solute solidifies to form said conductive article.
- 30. A conductive article manufactured in accordance with the method of claim 28.
- 31. An electrically conductive polymer according to claim 1 wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are the same or different and are oxygen or sulfur.
- 32. An electrically conductive conductive polymer according to claim 8 wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are the same or different and are oxygen or sulfur.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division, of application Ser. No. 894,172, filed Aug. 7, 1986.
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