Plastics polythiophene

A major goal of the research on conducting polymers has been the development of a rechargeable plastic battery. Cells based on polypyrrole and lithium electrodes have been developed in which the energy per unit mass and discharge characteristics are comparable to nickel-cadmium cells. Current interest appears to center around stable, processable polymers, such as polythiophene and its derivatives, and polyaniline. 

Additives used in finai products Fillers aluminum nitride, barium titanate, aluminum nitride, antimony trioxide, aramide fiber, attapulgite, carbon fiber, carbon nanofiber, carbon nanotubes, clay, glass fiber, graphite, molybdenum sulfide, montmorillonite, PTFE, silica, smectite, titanium oxide whisker Plasticizers diethylene glycol dibenzoate, dimethyl phthalate, triallyl phthalate, diethynyldi-phenyl methane, phenylethynyidiphenyl methane, 4-hydroxy-benzophenone Antistatics antimony-containing tin oxide, carbon black, carbon, nanotubes, indium oxide microspheres, polythiophene Release polyethylen wax, PTFE, silicone oil, zirconium chelate ... 

The most promising candidate to fill these criteria was, surprisingly, an electrically conductive polymer material known as polythiophene. Such polymers have always had great commercial potential because of their unusual ability (for a plastic) to provide a path for electrons, but they had not found any wide commercial applications to that point. 

Now the chemical company is marketing the polythiophene under the trade name Baytron. The material could also be used to make plastics paintable by adding the conductive agent first, or in the electrodes of small, high-performance tantalum capacitors found in telecommunications, computer, and automotive products. 

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