Polyaniline: A polymer with many interesting intrinsic redox states

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 277-324

  Kang, E T ^a   Neoh, K G ^a   Tan, K L ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; REDOX REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

POLYANILINE;

CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS;

EID: 0032312112     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6700(97)00030-0     Document Type: Review

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