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Although improvement of solid state properties through higher quality materials is a general goal of materials science, until recently there had been little optimism that this would be successful for the electrical conductivity of polymers. The reason for this is that, in order to achieve “metallic” behavior, doping to a relatively high level is required; the resulting charged impurities might then be expected to cause scattering and localization. Thus, the need for doping would negate any improvements toward macromolecular chain perfection.
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Heeger, A.J. (1990). Recent Progress in Conducting Polymers: Can We Expect Polymers with Conductivity Greater Than Copper and Strength Greater than Steel?. In: Metzger, R.M., Day, P., Papavassiliou, G.C. (eds) Lower-Dimensional Systems and Molecular Electronics. NATO ASI Series, vol 248. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2088-1_33
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