Chemist no. 174 of 350 · Materials/Polymer

Hideki Shirakawa

1936-JapanNobel Chemistry 2000

Conductive polyacetylene

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The discovery, explained

Hideki Shirakawa and the Discovery of Silvery Polyacetylene Film

How Hideki Shirakawa made the first silvery polyacetylene film using Ziegler-Natta catalyst, cis and trans forms, and its link to conducting polymers.

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Biography

Hideki Shirakawa: The Chemist Who Turned a Mistake into a New Field

Biography of Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese chemist who made polyacetylene film and shared the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Early life, career and lessons.

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