Chemist no. 173 of 350 · Materials/Polymer

Alan MacDiarmid

1927-2007United StatesNobel Chemistry 2000

Conductive polymers

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The discovery, explained

Alan MacDiarmid and the Chemistry of Conducting Polymers

How Alan MacDiarmid brought chemistry to conducting polymers: (SN)x, polyacetylene doping, polyaniline. Exam notes for IIT-JAM, CSIR-NET and GATE.

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Biography

Alan MacDiarmid: From a Poor Boy in New Zealand to a Nobel Laureate

Life of Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand-born chemist who co-discovered conducting polymers and shared the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Career and legacy.

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Academic lineage

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Teachers: Harry Julius Emeléusdoctoral
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