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AssigneeChisso Corporation
InventorsKatsuyoshi Hoshino, Hiroyuki Watanabe
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Disclosed is a modified electroconductive polymer material, which comprises a metal filled in a space between the chains of an electroconductive polymer. The metal is oxidized (partially formed as a hydroxide) through a chemical reaction between three substances consisting of the metal, a cation radical/dication, and absorbed water. The metal has a work function less than that of the electroconductive polymer. The contact between the metal and the electroconductive polymer is kept in the state of coexistence between three substances consisting of the metal, the cation radical/dication and the absorbed water. This allows an electroconductive polymer material to have enhanced durability against oxidation/reduction, and controlled conductivity.
A modified electroconductive polymer material comprising a metal filled in a space between the chains of an electroconductive polymer, said metal being oxidized through a chemical reaction between three substances consisting of said metal, a cation radical/dication, and absorbed water, said metal having a work function less than that of the electroconductive polymer.
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