1;Preface;6 2;Contents;7 3;Chapter 1 Introduction;11 4;Chapter 2 Classification of Electrochemically Active Polymers;16 4.1;2.1 Redox Polymers;16 4.2;2.2 Electronically Conducting Polymers (Intrinsically Conducting Polymers-ICPs);23 4.3;2.3 Electronically Conducting Polymers with Built-In or Pendant Redox Functionalities;49 4.4;2.4 Copolymers;55 4.5;2.5 Composite Materials [741-776];57 4.6;References;58 5;Chapter 3 Methods of Investigation;75 5.1;3.1 Electrochemical Methods;76 5.2;3.2 In Situ Combinations of Electrochemistry with Other Techniques;96 5.3;3.3 Other Techniques Used in the Field of Conducting Polymers;118 5.4;References;121 6;Chapter 4 Chemical and Electrochemical Syntheses of Conducting Polymers;131 7;Chapter 5 Thermodynamic Considerations;156 7.1;5.1 Neutral Polymer in Contact with an Electrolyte Solution;157 7.2;5.2 Charged Polymer in Contact with an Electrolyte Solution;161 7.3;5.3 Dimerization, Disproportionation and Ion Association Equilibria Within the Polymer Phase;171 7.4;References;173 8;Chapter 6 Redox Transformations and Transport Processes;174 8.1;6.1 Electron Transport;177 8.2;6.2 Ion Transport;193 8.3;6.3 Coupling of Electron and Ionic Charge Transport;200 8.4;6.4 Other Transport Processes;203 8.5;6.5 Effect of Film Structure and Morphology;206 8.6;6.6 Relaxation and Hysteresis Phenomena;213 8.7;6.7 Measurements of the Rate of Charge Transport;222 8.8;References;223 9;Chapter 7 Applications of Conducting Polymers;229 9.1;7.1 Material Properties of Conducting Polymers;229 9.2;7.2 Applications of Conducting Polymers in Various Fields of Technologies;231 9.3;References;259 10;Chapter 8 Historical Background (Or: There Is Nothing New Under the Sun);268 11;About the Author;272 12;About the Editor;274 13;Name Index;275 14;Subject Index;277