Abstract: A conductive polymer composition comprising (a) conductive polymer and (b) a solvent, wherein the component (b) comprises a tertiary alcohol, and the content ratio of the tertiary alcohol in the entire component (b) is more than 1% by mass and 70% by mass or less.

Abstract: A composition comprising: (a) a conductive polymer, (b) a resin having a solubility parameter of 9.0 to 12.0 (cal/cm3)1/2, (c) a solvent, and (d) a phenolic compound.

Abstract: A polyaniline composition including a polyaniline complex composed of a polyaniline doped with a dopant, and a liquid polymer.

Abstract: A method for production of a porous body containing a conductive polymer comprising impregnating a porous body with a conductive polymer composition comprising component (a) a conductive polymer and component (b) a solvent, and drying the porous body after impregnation at a temperature lower than the boiling point of the solvent by 10° C. or more, followed by drying at a temperature higher than or equal to the boiling point of the solvent.

Abstract: A composition comprising: (a) a conductive polymer, (b) a resin having a solubility parameter of 9.0 to 12.0 (cal/cm3)1/2, (c) a solvent, and (d) a phenolic compound.

Abstract: A conductive polymer composition comprising: (a) a conductive polymer; (b) a solvent; and (c) an acid or a salt.

Abstract: A conductive polymer composition comprising: (a) a conductive polymer; (b) a solvent; and (c) an acid or a salt.

Abstract: A polyaniline composite including substituted or unsubstituted polyaniline molecules and a proton donar, the polyaniline molecules being doped with the proton donar, the composite having a chlorine content of 0.6 wt % or less and the composite satisfying the following formula (1): P10000/PALL?0.15??(1) wherein P10000 is the total sum of the weights of the polyaniline molecules contained in the polyaniline composite having a molecular weight of 10000 or less; and PALL is the total sum of the weights of all polyaniline molecules contained in the polyaniline composite.

Abstract: An organic thin film transistor including at least a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, an insulator layer and an organic semiconductor layer, at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode including a conductive polyaniline composition containing (a) a substituted or unsubstituted polyaniline composite which is protonated by an organic protonic acid or its salts represented by M(XCR4(CR52COOR6)COOR7)p and (b) compound having a phenolic hydroxyl group.

Abstract: A polyaniline composite including substituted or unsubstituted polyaniline molecules and a proton donar, the polyaniline molecules being doped with the proton donar, the composite having a chlorine content of 0.6 wt % or less and the composite satisfying the following formula (1): P10000/PALL?0.15??(1) wherein P10000 is the total sum of the weights of the polyaniline molecules contained in the polyaniline composite having a molecular weight of 10000 or less; and PALL is the total sum of the weights of all polyaniline molecules contained in the polyaniline composite.

Abstract: A conductive composition including: a solvent; a ?-conjugated conductive polymer having a chlorine content of 0.6 wt % or less; and a compound represented by the following formula (1); wherein the ?-conjugated conductive polymer is dissolved and the weight ratio of the compound represented by the formula (1) to the ?-conjugated conductive polymer (compound represented by the formula (1)/?-conjugated conductive polymer) is 0.01 to 22.0.

Abstract: An organic thin film transistor including at least a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, an insulator layer and an organic semiconductor layer, at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode including a conductive polyaniline composition containing (a) a substituted or unsubstituted polyaniline composite which is protonated by an organic protonic acid or its salts represented by M(XCR4(CR52COOR6)COOR7)p and (b) compound having a phenolic hydroxyl group.

Abstract: A conductive composition including: a solvent; a ?-conjugated conductive polymer having a chlorine content of 0.6 wt % or less; and a compound represented by the following formula (1); wherein the ?-conjugated conductive polymer is dissolved and the weight ratio of the compound represented by the formula (1) to the ?-conjugated conductive polymer (compound represented by the formula (1)/?-conjugated conductive polymer) is 0.01 to 22.0.

Abstract: A conductive multilayer stack (1) including a conductive substrate (10) having an inorganic conductive layer (3); and a conductive high-molecular-weight compound layer (4) provided on the inorganic conductive layer (3). The conductive high-molecular-weight compound layer (4) may preferably be a layer obtained by forming a conductive polyaniline composition into a film; the conductive polyaniline composition including: a protonated substituted or unsubstituted polyaniline composite (a) and a compound (b) containing a phenolic hydroxyl group, dissolved in an organic solvent.

Abstract: A polyaryl ether copolymer which has the following formula (1) and contains at least 0.1% by weight of a hydrophilic group, ?Ar1—O—Ar2—O?n?Ar3—O—Ar4—O?m ??(1) each of Ar1 and Ar3 independently represents a group selected from the following groups, each of Ar2 and Ar4 independently represents a group selected from the following groups, the hydrophilic group is substituted on at least one of Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 and Ar4, and each of n and m represents a copolymerization compositional ratio.

Abstract: Provided is a method of purifying a polyarylene sulfide by washing it with a mixture of an aprotic organic solvent and an alkyl halide, or with a mixture prepared by adding a halogenoaromatic compound having an electron-withdrawing group to an aprotic organic solvent. The method makes it possible to reduce the impurities such as alkali metal halides in polyarylene sulfide, thus giving thermally stable polyarylene sulfide.

Abstract: Provided are a polyarylene sulfide having a chloroform soluble content of at most 0.5% by weight and having an inherent viscosity &eegr;inh of from 0.05 to 0.4; a polyarylene sulfide resin composition comprising a polyarylene sulfide and an inorganic filler, of which the chloroform soluble content is at most 0.5% by weight relative to the polyarylene sulfide in the composition; car parts produced through injection molding of the composition; and a method for producing a polyarylene sulfide. The polyarylene sulfide has a reduced content of low-molecular components, and has well balanced properties of fluidity, flexural strength and impact resistance.

Abstract: Provided is a production process for polyarylene sulfide having a high molecular weight and an excellent heat stability. It is a production process for polyarylene sulfide by reacting a dihalogenoaromatic compound with metal sulfide in a polar solvent, wherein all or a part of water required for the reaction is added on a condition that the reaction system is 100° C. or higher, whereby obtained is polyarylene sulfide which is reduced in an intrinsic viscosity [&eegr;] by 0.05 deciliter/g or less at 206° C. when added to an N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone solvent is the polyarylene sulfide of an amount equivalent to the solvent and it is maintained at 265° C. for 8 hours.

Abstract: Provided is a method of purifying a polyarylene sulfide by washing it with a mixture of an aprotic organic solvent and an alkyl halide, or with a mixture prepared by adding a halogenoaromatic compound having an electron-withdrawing group to an aprotic organic solvent. The method makes it possible to reduce the impurities such as alkali metal halides in polyarylene sulfide, thus giving thermally stable polyarylene sulfide.

Abstract: Provided is a polyarylene sulfide resin composition having well-balanced fluidity and mechanical strength. The composition is such that its spiral flow length, x (mm), to give a molding having a thickness of 1 mm and the flexural strength, y (MPa), of the molding satisfy the following numerical formula (I), and comprises (A) from 50 to 70 parts by weight of a polyarylene sulfide resin, (B) from 30 to 50 parts by weight of glass fibers and (C) from 0 to 3 parts by weight, relative to 100 parts by weight of the polyarylene sulfide resin (A), of a coupling agent. y≧−(3x/10)+340  (I) wherein x falls between 100 and 300.