Electroactive polymers microelectronics

In this chapter, the application of this technique to the thin film processing of electroactive polymers is discussed. The fabrication of controlled molecular assemblies of electroactive polymers provides a unique opportunity to investigate the structure-property and structure-function relationships of multilayer thin films containing electrically conductive, optically nonlinear and redox active polymers. These assemblies can also be coupled to appropriate solid supports for application in such molecular electronic devices as ultrathin electrodes and transistors, opticd waveguides and switches, and chemical and biochemical microelectronic sensors. 

Such polymers can be modified into high dielectric, photoactive, and electroactive materials by tailoring them with tetra amino metalphthalocyanines. As metals, copper, nickel, and cobalt have been used. The cyanine is attached at the pending carboxyl group [13]. This modification enhances the thermal stability of the materials. These polymers are potential candidates in applications, such as sensors, actuators, artificial muscles, bypass capacitors in microelectronics, and energy-storage devices. 

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