In 1977 Heeger, Shirakawa, MacDiarmid, and co-workers [1] discovered that conjugated
organic polymers could conduct electrical current. The discovery has blazed a trail for a …

In this critical review, we discuss the history and development of polymer devices wherein
manipulation of the electronic conductivity by electrochemical redox processes in a …

Dear Readers, Since the ground-breaking, Nobel-prize crowned work of Heeger,
MacDiarmid, and Shirakawa on molecularly doped polymers and polymers with an …

Conjugated organic polymers can be doped, via oxidation or reduction chemistry or via acid
base chemistry, to induce very high electrical conductivity. Conjugated polymers are …

Some of the major application areas for organic and polymeric transistors are reviewed.
Organic complementary devices are promising on account of their lower power dissipation …

The development of solution-processable organic semiconductors has enabled
manufacturing of transistor circuits, displays and sensors using printing techniques on a …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the new semiconductor device physics that can
be realized using thin films of semiconducting polymers as the active layers, in devices …

The realization that polymers can be used as active material in opto‐electronic applications
initiated substantial effort in the scientific community to explore new materials. Polymers can …

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 …

The cover illustrates a polymer semiconductor highway for efficient transport of both
electrons and holes. On p. 478, Samson A. Jenekhe, Mark D. Watson, and co‐workers have …