Polymer, Electroconductive

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Polymer, Electroconductive
Detailed information:
A polymer or elastomer made electrically conductive by incorporation of a substantial percentage of a suitable metal powder (e.g., aluminum) or acetylene carbon black; the proportion used must be high enough to permit the particles to be in contact with one another in the mixture. Polyelectrolytes such as ion-exchange resins, salts of polyacrylic acid, and sulfonated polystyrene are electroconductive in the presence of water. Pyrolysis of polyacrylonitrile makes it electrically conductive without impairment of its structure. Polyacetylene and a few related polymers are made conductive by various doping agents such as arsenic pentafluoride and iodine.See Polyacetylene.