Abstract: The present invention relates to a corrosion-protective composition containing a wax, an unsubstituted or substituted polyaniline in a doped form and a liquid paraffin, and articles comprising the composition applied on a substrate. It also relates to a process for manufacturing the composition, wherein i) a first dispersion of a polyaniline in a doped form is prepared; and ii) the first dispersion of the polyaniline is combined with a wax component to sufficiently disperse the polyaniline therein, and to the use of the composition as a single layer coating for the protection against corrosion of a substrate in need thereof.

Abstract: A dispersion which contains particles of at least one intrinsically conductive polymer, wherein the particle size is on average (weight) less than 1 ?m, and which is characterized in that the dispersant is a liquid at room temperature, and a layer, film or sheet formed from this dispersion has a conductivity of >100 S/cm after removal of the dispersant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coated article which has (i) at least one electrically non-conducting base layer, (ii) at least one layer of copper and/or a copper alloy, and (iii) a layer which contains at least one electrically conductive polymer, wherein the copper or copper alloy layer (ii) is positioned between the base layer (i) and the layer containing the conductive polymer (iii), and which is characterized in that the layer (iii) contains at least one precious metal or at least one semiprecious metal or a mixture thereof. The invention also relates to a process for its production and also its use for the prevention of corrosion and to preserve the solderability of printed circuit boards.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition which comprises an intrinsically conductive polymer and indium and which is particularly suitable for producing puncture injection layers in light emitting diodes. Methods for producing and using the inventive composition and electronic devices for the production thereof are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a conductive polymer or organic metal which is characterized in that nanoscopic particles formed from same with a particle size of less than 100 nm have an anisotropic morphology which is not spherical and has a length-to-diameter (“L/D”) ratio greater than 1.2. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of such polymers and their use in the preparation of shaped parts, self-supporting foils or coatings with electrical conductivity, in particular on anisotropic substrates or in anisotropic media and fields.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a coating displaying increased conductivity which contains at least one conductive polymer derived from optionally substituted thiophene, optionally together with at least one further conductive polymer, in particular polyaniline, in which process firstly an aqueous or organic dispersion or solution which contains the at least one conductive polymer is applied to a substrate; thereafter the forming or formed layer is dried; and at least one polar solvent is brought into contact with the formed or forming layer during or after the drying. The invention also relates to the preparation of an article in which a coating according to the present invention is applied to the surface of a transparent substrate. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of a polar solvent for increasing the conductivity of a coating containing at least one conductive polymer derived from optionally substituted thiophene.

Abstract: A process for producing a coated article, which has (i) at least one electrically non-conductive base layer, (ii) at least one layer of copper and/or a copper alloy, and (iii) a layer which contains at least one electrically conductive polymer. The article is characterized in that the copper or copper alloy layer (ii) is positioned between the base layer (i) and the layer (iii) containing the conductive polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition which comprises an intrinsically conductive polymer and indium and which is particularly suitable for producing puncture injection layers in light emitting diodes. Methods for producing and using the inventive composition and electronic devices for the production thereof are also disclosed.

Abstract: A dispersion which contains particles of at least one intrinsically conductive polymer, wherein the particle size is on average (weight) less than 1 ?m, and which is characterized in that the dispersant is a liquid at room temperature, and a layer, film or sheet formed from this dispersion has a conductivity of >100 S/cm after removal of the dispersant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dispersion which contains particles of at least one intrinsically conductive polymer, wherein the particle size is on average (weight) less than 1 ?m, and which is characterized in that the dispersant is a liquid at room temperature, and a layer, film or sheet formed from this dispersion has a conductivity of >100 S/cm after removal of the dispersant. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of this dispersion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coated article which has (i) at least one electrically non-conducting base layer, (ii) at least one layer of copper and/or a copper alloy, and (iii) a layer which contains at least one electrically conductive polymer, wherein the copper or copper alloy layer (ii) is positioned between the base layer (i) and the layer containing the conductive polymer (iii), and which is characterized in that the layer (iii) contains at least one precious metal or at least one semiprecious metal or a mixture thereof. The invention also relates to a process for its production and also its use for the prevention of corrosion and to preserve the solderability of printed circuit boards.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions capable of forming a coating and comprising a mixture of a conductive polymer in colloidal form and carbon, methods for their manufacture and use for high-capacity electrical double layer capacitors to be utilized in various electronic apparatuses, power supplies and the like.

Abstract: A coated article, which contains (i) at least one electrically non-conductive base layer, (ii) at least one layer of copper and/or a copper alloy, and (iii) a tin-containing layer, wherein the layer (ii) is positioned between the layer (i) and the layer (iii). The article is characterized in that the tin-containing layer (iii) contains at least one other metal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a conductive polymer or organic metal which is characterized in that nanoscopic particles formed from same with a particle size of less than 100 nm have an anisotropic morphology which is not spherical and has a length-to-diameter (“L/D”) ratio greater than 1.2. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of such polymers and their use in the preparation of shaped parts, self-supporting foils or coatings with electrical conductivity, in particular on anisotropic substrates or in anisotropic media and fields.

Abstract: A coated article, which has (i) at least one electrically non-conductive base layer, (ii) at least one layer of copper and/or a copper alloy, and (iii) a layer which contains at least one electrically conductive polymer. The article is characterized in that the copper or copper alloy layer (ii) is positioned between the base layer (i) and the layer (iii) containing the conductive polymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrically conductive polyimide films having dispersed in them electrically conductive polymer particles having an average particle size from 0.5 to 5.0 microns. These films are suitable as image transfer belts in high-speed color copying machines and possess a surface smoothness, Ra factor (microns), between 0.5 and 1.5 and a gloss factor between 70 and 120.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrically conductive polyimide films having dispersed in them electrically conductive polymer particles having an average particle size from 0.5 to 5.0 microns. These films are suitable as image transfer belts in high-speed color copying machines and possess a surface smoothness, Ra factor (microns), between 0.5 and 1.5 and a gloss factor between 70 and 120.

Abstract: A process for producing a coated article, which has (i) at least one electrically non-conductive base layer, (ii) at least one layer of copper and/or a copper alloy, and (iii) a layer which contains at least one electrically conductive polymer. The article is characterized in that the copper or copper alloy layer (ii) is positioned between the base layer (i) and the layer (iii) containing the conductive polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dispersion which contains particles of at least one intrinsically conductive polymer, wherein the particle size is on average (weight) less than 1 ?m, and which is characterized in that the dispersant is a liquid at room temperature, and a layer, film or sheet formed from this dispersion has a conductivity of >100 S/cm after removal of the dispersant. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of this dispersion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a water-dispersible powder consisting essentially of polymers T comprising recurring thiophene units and at least one further polyanionic polymer P and process for preparing and using the same.